Compounds, intermediates, and methods of preparing the same

ABSTRACT

The present disclosure provides optionally substituted seven-membered ring isomers of naturally occurring carbohydrate compounds, methods of synthesizing these compounds, intermediate compounds, methods of synthesizing the intermediate compounds, and the like.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims priority to copending U.S. provisionalapplication entitled, “COMPOUNDS, INTERMEDIATES, AND METHODS OFPREPARING THE SAME,” having Ser. No. 61/142,261, filed Jan. 2, 2009,which is entirely incorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND

Seven-membered ring (septanose) oligosaccharides are unknown in nature,since natural sugars have a thermodynamic preference of five- andsix-membered rings, such as furanose and pyranose. Grindley et al. J.Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. (1978) 1073. Though not naturally occurring,seven-membered ring sugar synthesis has been demonstrated via syntheticmethods utilizing extensive protective group manipulations of secondaryalcohols of hexose sugars or by rearrangements of appropriatelyprotected furanoside derivatives. Stevens et al. J. Chem. Soc., Chem.Commun. (1969) 1140; Ng et al. Carbohydr. Res. (1996) 284:241; Tran etal. Aust. J. Chem. (2002) 55:171; Anet, E. F. L. J. Carbohydr. Res.(1968) 8:164; Micheel et al. Justus Liebigs Ann. Chem. (1933) 502:85;Ward et al. Can. J. Chem. (1994) 72:1429; McAuliffe et al. Synlett.(1998) 307; Contour et al. Carbohydr. Res. (1990) 201:150.

Additionally, the synthesis of septanose glycals has been described viatungsten-catalyzed cycloisomerization of terminal alkynyl alcohols.Alcázar et al. Org. Lett. (2004) 6:3877; Koo et al. Org. Lett. (2007)9:1737. Recently, Peczuh et al. provided considerable insight into thepreparation and functionalization of septanose carbohydrates. Peczuh etal. Carbohydr. Res. (2004) 339:1163; Fyvie et al. Carbohydr. Res. (2004)339:2363; DeMatteo et al. J. Org. Chem. (2005) 70:24; Castro et al. J.Org. Chem. (2005) 70:3312; Castro et al. Org. Lett. (2005) 7:4709.

SUMMARY

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for optionally substitutedseven-membered ring isomers of naturally occurring carbohydratecompounds, methods of synthesizing these compounds, intermediatecompounds, methods of synthesizing the intermediate compounds, and thelike.

An embodiment includes a compound of formula I as described herein.

An embodiment includes a compound of formula II as described herein.

An embodiment includes a compound of formula VII as described herein.

An embodiment of a process for preparing a compound having formula I,including: (a) cycloisomerization of an alkynyl alcohol in the presenceof a catalyst to provide a glycal alcohol; (b) cleavage andO-benzylation of the glycal alcohol of step (a) to provide a septanoseglycal; (c) epoxidation of the septanose glycal of step (b) to provide aseptanose epoxide intermediate; (d) nucleophilic ring opening of theseptanose epoxide intermediate of step (c) to provide a protectedseptanoside; (e) deprotection of the protected septanoside of step (d)to provide a septanoside acceptor or donor synthon which may be furtherdeprotected or glycosylated and deprotected to provide a compound offormula (I).

An embodiment of a process for preparing a compound having formula VII,including: (a) protecting an enediol with a protecting group andconverting the enediol into an enynol; (b) catalyzed resolution of theenynol of step (a) to provide an acetate; (c) converting of the acetateof step (b) to provide an enynol; (d) epoxidation of the enynol of step(c) followed by conversion of the epoxidation reaction into an alkynyldiol; (e) protecting the alkynyl diol of step (d) to provide a compoundof formula (VII).

An embodiment of a process for preparing a compound having formula II,including: (a) cycloisomerization of an alcohol in the presence of acatalyst to provide a glycal alcohol; (b) cleavage and O-benzylation ofthe glycal alcohol of step (a) to provide a septanose glycal; (c)epoxidation of the septanose glycal of step (b) to provide a septanoseepoxide intermediate; (d) nucleophilic ring opening of the septanoseepoxide intermediate of step (c) to provide a protected septanoside; (e)deprotection of the protected septanoside of step (d) to provide aseptanoside acceptor or donor synthon which is glycosylated anddeprotected to provide a compound of formula (II).

These embodiments, uses of these embodiments, and other uses, featuresand advantages of the present disclosure, will become more apparent tothose of ordinary skill in the relevant art when the following detaileddescription of the preferred embodiments is read in conjunction with theappended figures.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Many aspects of this disclosure can be better understood with referenceto the following drawings. The components in the drawings are notnecessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed upon clearlyillustrating the principles of this disclosure.

FIG. 1 illustrates a thermal ellipsoid of compound 26.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

This disclosure is not limited to particular embodiments described, andas such may, of course, vary. The terminology used herein serves thepurpose of describing particular embodiments only, and is not intendedto be limiting, since the scope of the present disclosure will belimited only by the appended claims.

Where a range of values is provided, each intervening value, to thetenth of the unit of the lower limit unless the context clearly dictatesotherwise, between the upper and lower limit of that range and any otherstated or intervening value in that stated range, is encompassed withinthe disclosure. The upper and lower limits of these smaller ranges mayindependently be included in the smaller ranges and are also encompassedwithin the disclosure, subject to any specifically excluded limit in thestated range. Where the stated range includes one or both of the limits,ranges excluding either or both of those included limits are alsoincluded in the disclosure.

Ratios, concentrations, amounts, and other numerical data may beexpressed herein in a range format. Such a range format is used forconvenience and brevity, and thus, should be interpreted in a flexiblemanner to include not only the numerical values explicitly recited asthe limits of the range, but also to include all the individualnumerical values or sub-ranges encompassed within that range as if eachnumerical value and sub-range is explicitly recited. For illustrationpurposes only, a concentration range of “about 0.1% to about 5%” shouldbe interpreted to include not only the explicitly recited concentrationof about 0.1 wt % to about 5 wt %, but also include individualconcentrations (e.g., 1%, 2%, 3%, and 4%) and the sub-ranges (e.g.,0.5%, 1.1%, 2.2%, 3.3%, and 4.4%) within the indicated range. The term“about” can include ±1%, ±2%, ±3%, ±4%, ±5%, ±6%, ±7%, ±8%, ±9%, or±10%, or more of the numerical value(s) being modified.

As will be apparent to those of skill in the art upon reading thisdisclosure, each of the individual embodiments described and illustratedherein has discrete components and features which may be readilyseparated from or combined with the features of any of the other severalembodiments without departing from the scope or spirit of the presentdisclosure. Any recited method may be carried out in the order of eventsrecited or in any other order that is logically possible.

Embodiments of the present disclosure will employ, unless otherwiseindicated, techniques of medicine, organic chemistry, biochemistry,molecular biology, pharmacology, and the like, which are within theskill of the art. Such techniques are explained fully in the literature.

Each of the applications and patents cited in this text, as well as eachdocument or reference cited in each of the applications and patents(including during the prosecution of each issued patent; “applicationcited documents”), and each of the PCT and foreign applications orpatents corresponding to and/or claiming priority from any of theseapplications and patents, and each of the documents cited or referencedin each of the application cited documents, are hereby expresslyincorporated herein by reference. Further, documents or references citedin this text, in a Reference List before the claims, or in the textitself; and each of these documents or references (“herein citedreferences”), as well as each document or reference cited in each of theherein-cited references (including any manufacturer's specifications,instructions, etc.) are hereby expressly incorporated herein byreference.

As used in the specification and the appended claims, the singular forms“a,” “an,” and “the” may include plural referents unless the contextclearly dictates otherwise. Thus, for example, reference to “a support”includes a plurality of supports. In this specification and in theclaims that follow, reference will be made to a number of terms thatshall be defined to have the following meanings unless a contraryintention is apparent.

Prior to describing the various embodiments, the following definitionsare provided and should be used unless otherwise indicated.

I. Definitions

Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used hereinhave the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill inthe art of molecular biology. Although methods and materials similar orequivalent to those described herein can be used in the practice ortesting of the present disclosure, suitable methods and materials aredescribed herein.

As used herein, the following terms have the meanings ascribed to themunless specified otherwise. In this disclosure, “comprises,”“comprising,” “containing” and “having” and the like can have themeaning ascribed to them in U.S. Patent law and can mean “ includes,”“including,” and the like; “consisting essentially of” or “consistsessentially” or the like, when applied to methods and compositionsencompassed by the present disclosure refers to compositions like thosedisclosed herein, but which may contain additional structural groups,composition components or method steps (or analogs or derivativesthereof as discussed above). Such additional structural groups,composition components or method steps, etc., however, do not materiallyaffect the basic and novel characteristic(s) of the compositions ormethods, compared to those of the corresponding compositions or methodsdisclosed herein. “Consisting essentially of or “consists essentially”or the like, when applied to methods and compositions encompassed by thepresent disclosure have the meaning ascribed in U.S. Patent law and theterm is open-ended, allowing for the presence of more than that which isrecited so long as basic or novel characteristics of that which isrecited is not changed by the presence of more than that which isrecited, but excludes prior art embodiments.

As used herein, “acyl” means a hydrogen atom or a saturated orunsaturated C₁₋₆ chain hydrocarbon group bound to a carbonyl group.Examples of acyl groups include, but are not limited to, benzoyl,formyl, acetyl, propionyl, butyryl, isobutyryl, valeryl, isovaleryl,pivaloyl, hexanoyl, acryloyl, methacryloyl, crotonoyl groups, and thelike.

As used herein unless otherwise specified, “alkyl” means an aliphatichydrocarbon group that is a straight or branched chain, preferablyhaving about 1 to 12 carbon atoms in the chain. Advantageous alkylgroups may include lower alkyl groups, which may contain from about 1 to6 carbon atoms. “Branched” refers to one or more lower alkyl groups suchas methyl, ethyl or propyl which are themselves attached to a linearalkyl chain. Unless otherwise specified, the alkyl group may beunsubstituted or independently substituted by one or more groups, suchas, but not limited to halo, carboxy, formyl, sulfo, sulfino, carbamoyl,amino and imino. Whenever a range of carbon atoms is referred to, itindependently and separately includes every member of the range. As anon-limiting example, the term “C₁₋₄alkyl” includes methyl, ethyl,propyl, isopropyl, i-butyl, n-butyl, s-butyl, t-butyl, and the like.

As used herein, “alkenyl” means an aliphatic hydrocarbon groupcontaining a carbon-carbon double bond and which may be straight orbranched chained having from about 2 to about 10 carbon atoms in thechain. “Branched” means that one or more lower alkyl or lower alkenylgroups are attached to a linear alkenyl chain. Unless otherwisespecified, the alkenyl group may be unsubstituted or independentlysubstituted by one or more groups, including but not limited to,carboxy, formyl, sulfo, sulfino, carbamoyl, amino, imino, and the like.Whenever a range of carbon atoms is referred to, it independently andseparately includes every member of the range. For example, the term“C₂₋₄alkenyl” includes, but is not limited to, ethene, propene, butene,and the like.

As used herein, “alkynyl” means an aliphatic hydrocarbon groupcontaining a carbon-carbon triple bond and which may be straight orbranched having about 2 to 10 carbon atoms in the chain. “Branched”means that one or more lower alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl groups areattached to a linear alkynyl chain. Whenever a range of carbon atoms isreferred to, it independently and separately includes every member ofthe range. As a non-limiting example, the term “C₂₋₄alkyl” includesethyne, propyne, butyne, and the like.

As used herein, “alkoxy” means an O-alkyl group in which the alkyl groupis as previously described.

As used herein, “alkylcarbonyl” refers to a carbonyl group attached toan alkyl group.

As used herein, “cycloalkyl” refers to saturated cyclic carbon rings.

As used herein, “carbonyl” means a group of the structure —C(═O).

As used herein, “halo” means F, Cl, Br, and I.

In an embodiment, “cycloisomerization” refers to a chemical process bywhich a molecule is transformed into another molecule which has the samenumber of atoms but rearranged to form a ring.

In an embodiment, “cleavage” refers to a chemical process by which amolecular bond is broken or a process by which a complex molecule issplit into simpler molecules.

In an embodiment, “benzylation” refers to a chemical process by which abenzyl moiety is added to a molecule.

In an embodiment, “epoxidation” refers to a chemical process by which anepoxy compound is produced.

In an embodiment, “nucleophilic ring opening” refers to a chemicalprocess by which a cyclic molecule is opened or made into a branched orlinear chain compound.

In an embodiment, “deprotection” refers to a chemical process by which aprotecting group is removed.

II. Abbreviations

Camphorsulfonic acid (CSA); 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO);diisopropyl azodicarboxylate (DIAD); diisobutylaluminium hydride(DIBAL); diisopropyl tartrate (DIPT); dimethyldioxirane (DMDO);dimethylformamide (DMF);1,3-dimethyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2(1H)-pyrimidinone (DMPU); dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO); high resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS);N-Iodosuccinimide (NIS); 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxymethyl chloride(SEMCl); tetra-n-butylammonium iodide (TBAI); tetra-n-butylammoniumfluoride (TBAF); tert-butyldimethylsilyl (TBS); trifluoroacetic acid(TFA); triisopropylchlorosilane (TIPSCl); trimethylsilyl (TMS); thinlayer chromatography (TLC); toluenesulfonic acid (p-TSA); andtetrahydrofuran (THF).

III. Embodiments of the Present Disclosure

The present disclosure provides optionally substituted seven-memberedring isomers of naturally occurring carbohydrate compounds, methods ofsynthesizing these compounds, intermediate compounds, methods ofsynthesizing the intermediate compounds, and the like.

In addition, embodiments of the present disclosure include optionallysubstituted seven-membered ring compounds, such as septanose saccharidecompounds, for instance septanose monosaccharide, disaccharide,trisaccharide, oligosaccharide, and polysaccharide compounds, methods ofsynthesizing these compounds, and the like.

An aspect of the present disclosure provides an optionally substitutedseptanose saccharide compound, e.g., a monosaccharide, disaccharide,trisaccharide, oligosaccharide, or polysaccharide, as well as methods ofpreparing these compounds.

An embodiment of the present disclosure includes an optionallysubstituted septanose monosaccharide compound and methods of preparingthese compounds.

An embodiment of the present disclosure includes an optionallysubstituted septanose disaccharide compound and methods of preparingthese compounds.

An embodiment of the present disclosure includes an optionallysubstituted septanose trisaccharide compound and methods of preparingthese compounds.

An embodiment of the present disclosure includes an optionallysubstituted septanose oligosaccharide compound and methods of preparingthese compounds.

An embodiment of the present disclosure includes an optionallysubstituted septanose polysaccharide compound and methods of preparingthese compounds.

In each of the embodiments noted above, the method of preparation mayinclude using an acetonide or benzylidene acetal intermediate compound.Accordingly, an embodiment of the present disclosure includes methods ofsynthesizing these intermediate compounds.

An aspect of the present disclosure provides compounds according toformula (I):

R¹ and R^(1″) are each independently selected from the group consistingof: H, OH, alkoxy, C₁₋₁₀alkylcarbonyl, phosphoryl, phosphonate,phosphinate, phosphonoamidate, halo, CN, NO₂, N₃, NH₂, acylamino, amido,amidino, C₁₋₆alkyl, C₂₋₆alkenyl, C₂₋₆alkynyl, carbonyl, thiocarbonyl,acyl, haloalkyl, haloalkenyl, haloalkynyl, cycloalkyl, sulfonyl,sulfoxido, sulfate, sulfonate, sulfamoyl, sulfonamide,C₁₋₆alkyl-O—C₁₋₆alkyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-O-alkenyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-O-alkynyl,C₁₋₆alkyl-S—C₁₋₆alkyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-S-alkenyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-S-alkynyl, CONH₂,COOR, CH₂CN, CH₂N₃, and

with the proviso that one of R¹ and R^(1″), but not both, is alkoxy or

R is selected from the group consisting of: H; C₁₋₆alkyl, C₂₋₆alkenyl,or C₂₋₆alkynyl, each of which is optionally substituted; CN, N₃, halo,OH, CONH₂, NH₂, and amidino.

R²-R⁵ and R^(2″)-R^(5″) are each independently selected from the groupconsisting of: H, OH, alkoxy, C₁₋₁₀alkylcarbonyl, phosphoryl,phosphonate, phosphinate, phosphonoamidate, halo, CN, NO₂, N₃, NH₂,acylamino, amido, amidino, C₁₋₆alkyl, C₂₋₆alkenyl, C₂₋₆alkynyl,carbonyl, thiocarbonyl, acyl, haloalkyl, haloalkenyl, haloalkynyl,cycloalkyl, sulfonyl, sulfoxido, sulfate, sulfonate, sulfamoyl,sulfonamide, C₁₋₆alkyl-O—C₁₋₆alkyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-O-alkenyl,C₁₋₆alkyl-O-alkynyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-S—C₁₋₆alkyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-S-alkenyl,C₁₋₆alkyl-S-alkynyl, CONH₂, COOR, CH₂CN, and CH₂N₃. It should be notedthat reference to a grouping of “R²-R⁵ and R^(2″)-R^(5″)” (or a similartype of grouping that may have different R^(#) groups) includes R², R³,R⁴, R⁵, R^(2″), R^(3″), R^(4″), or R^(5″), and each of these are eachindependently selected from the group described thereafter.

R⁶ and R^(6″) are independently selected from the group consisting of: Hand alkyl.

R⁷ and R^(7″) are each independently selected from the group consistingof: H, OH, alkoxy, C₁₋₁₀alkylcarbonyl, phosphoryl, phosphonate,phosphinate, phosphonoamidate, halo, CN, NO₂, N₃, NH₂, acylamino, amido,amidino, C₁₋₆alkyl, C₂₋₆alkenyl, C₂₋₆alkynyl, carbonyl, thiocarbonyl,acyl, haloalkyl, haloalkenyl, haloalkynyl, cycloalkyl, sulfonyl,sulfoxido, sulfate, sulfonate, sulfamoyl, sulfonamide,C₁₋₆alkyl-O—C₁₋₆alkyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-O-alkenyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-O-alkynyl,C₁₋₆alkyl-S—C₁₋₆alkyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-S-alkenyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-S-alkynyl, CONH₂,COOR, CH₂CN, CH₂N₃, and

with the proviso that one of R⁷ and R^(7″), but not both, is alkoxy or

R⁸ and R^(8″) are each independently selected from the group consistingof: H, OH, alkoxy, C₁₋₁₀alkylcarbonyl, phosphoryl, phosphonate,phosphinate, phosphonoamidate, halo, CN, NO₂, N₃, NH₂, acylamino, amido,amidino, C₁₋₆alkyl, C₂₋₆alkenyl, C₂₋₆alkynyl, carbonyl, thiocarbonyl,acyl, haloalkyl, haloalkenyl, haloalkynyl, cycloalkyl, sulfonyl,sulfoxido, sulfate, sulfonate, sulfamoyl, sulfonamide,C₁₋₆alkyl-O—C₁₋₆alkyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-O-alkenyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-O-alkynyl,C₁₋₆-alkyl-S—C₁₋₆alkyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-S-alkenyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-S-alkynyl, CONH₂,COOR, CH₂CN, and CH₂N₃.

An embodiment of the present disclosure includes a compound according toformula (I), wherein R, R²-R⁵, R^(2″)-R^(5″), R⁷, R^(7″), R⁸, and R^(8″)are as defined above, and R¹ or R^(1″), but not both, is alkoxy; and R⁶and R^(6″) are H.

An embodiment of the present disclosure includes a compound according toformula (I), wherein R, R²-R⁵, R^(2″)-R^(5″), R⁷, R^(7″), R⁸, and R^(8″)are as defined above, and R¹ or R^(1″), but not both, is alkoxy; and R⁶and R^(6″) are H.

An embodiment of the present disclosure includes a compound according toformula (I), wherein R, R⁷, R^(7″), R⁸, and R^(8″) are defined above; R¹or R^(1″), but not both, is alkoxy; R⁶ and R^(6″) are H; R²-R⁵ andR^(2″)-R^(5″) are each independently H, OH, C₁₋₆alkyl, or alkoxy.

An embodiment of the present disclosure includes a compound according toformula (I), wherein R, R⁷, R^(7″), R⁸, and R^(8″) are defined above;R^(1″) is H; R⁶ and R^(6″) are H; R²-R⁵ are OH; R^(2″)-R^(5″) are H.

An embodiment of the present disclosure includes a compound according toformula (I), wherein R, R⁷, R^(7″), R⁸, and R^(8″) are defined above; R¹is methoxy; R^(1″) is H; R⁶ and R^(6″) are H; R²-R⁵ are OH;R^(2″)-R^(5″) are H.

An embodiment of the present disclosure includes a compound according toformula (I), wherein R¹ and R^(1″) are independently H or

R²-R⁴ are OH; R⁵ is H; R⁶ is H; R^(2″)-R^(4″), R^(6″), and R^(7″) are H;R^(5″) is OH; and R⁷ is alkoxy.

An embodiment of the present disclosure includes a compound according toformula (I), wherein R¹ is

R^(1″) is H; R²-R⁴ are OH; R⁵ is H; R⁶ is H; R^(2″)-R^(4′), R^(6″), andR^(7″) are H; R^(5″) is OH; and R⁷ is methoxy.

An embodiment of the present disclosure includes a compound according toformula (I), wherein R¹ is

R^(1″) is H; R²-R⁴ are OH; R⁵ is H; R⁶ is H; R^(2″)-R^(4′), R^(6″), andR^(7″) are H; R^(5″) is OH; R⁷ is

R⁸ is alkoxy; and R^(8″) is H.

An embodiment of the present disclosure includes a compound according toformula (I), wherein R¹ is

R^(1″) is H; R²-R⁴ are OH; R⁵ is H; R⁶ is H; R^(2″)-R^(4″), R^(6″), andR^(7″) are H; R^(5″) is OH; R⁷ is

R⁸ is methoxy; and R^(8″) is H.

An embodiment of the present disclosure includes a compound of formula(II):

wherein:

R¹ is independently selected from the group consisting of: H, OH,alkoxy, C₁₋₁₀alkylcarbonyl, phosphoryl, phosphonate, phosphinate,phosphonoamidate, halo, CN, NO₂, N₃, NH₂, acylamino, amido, amidino,C₁₋₆alkyl, C₂₋₆alkenyl, C₂₋₆alkynyl, carbonyl, thiocarbonyl, acyl,haloalkyl, haloalkenyl, haloalkynyl, cycloalkyl, sulfonyl, sulfoxido,sulfate, sulfonate, sulfamoyl, sulfonamide, C₁₋₆alkyl-O—C₁₋₆alkyl,C₁₋₆alkyl-O-alkenyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-O-alkynyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-S—C₁₋₆alkyl,C₁₋₆alkyl-S-alkenyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-S-alkynyl, CONH₂, COOR, CH₂CN, and CH₂N₃.

R⁸ and R^(8″) are each independently selected from the group consistingof: H, OH, alkoxy, C₁₋₁₀alkylcarbonyl, phosphoryl, phosphonate,phosphinate, phosphonoamidate, halo, CN, NO₂, N₃, NH₂, acylamino, amido,amidino, C₁₋₆alkyl, C₂₋₆alkenyl, C₂₋₆alkynyl, carbonyl, thiocarbonyl,acyl, haloalkyl, haloalkenyl, haloalkynyl, cycloalkyl, sulfonyl,sulfoxido, sulfate, sulfonate, sulfamoyl, sulfonamide,C₁₋₆alkyl-O—C₁₋₆alkyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-O-alkenyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-O-alkynyl,C₁₋₆alkyl-S—C₁₋₆alkyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-S-alkenyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-S-alkynyl, CONH₂,COOR, CH₂CN, and CH₂N₃.

R²-R⁵ and R^(2″)-R^(5″) are each independently selected from the groupconsisting of: H, OH, alkoxy, C₁₋₁₀alkylcarbonyl, phosphoryl,phosphonate, phosphinate, phosphonoamidate, halo, CN, NO₂, N₃, NH₂,acylamino, amido, amidino, C₁₋₆alkyl, C₂₋₆alkenyl, C₂₋₆alkynyl,carbonyl, thiocarbonyl, acyl, haloalkyl, haloalkenyl, haloalkynyl,cycloalkyl, sulfonyl, sulfoxido, sulfate, sulfonate, sulfamoyl,sulfonamide, C₁₋₆alkyl-O—C₁₋₆alkyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-O-alkenyl,C₁₋₆alkyl-O-alkynyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-S—C₁₋₆alkyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-S-alkenyl,C₁₋₆alkyl-S-alkynyl, CONH₂, COOR, CH₂CN, and CH₂N₃.

R⁶ and R^(6″) are independently selected from the group consisting of Hand alkyl; and n is 0 to 10,000 or 1 to 10,000 and any integercombination between these numbers.

An embodiment of the present disclosure includes a compound according toformula (II), wherein n can be selected from the group of rangesconsisting of: 0 to 10,000; 0 to 1000; 0 to 100; 0 to 10; 0 to 1; 1 to10; 10 to 100; 100 to 200; 200 to 2,000; 50 to 1000, 1 to 10,000, 1 to1000, and 1 to 100.

An embodiment of the present disclosure includes a compound according toformula (II), wherein: R²-R⁴ are OH; R⁵ is H; R⁶ is H; R⁸ is alkoxy;R^(2″)-R^(4″), R^(6″), and R^(7″) are H; R^(5″) is OH; R⁸ is alkoxy; andR^(8″) is H; and n can be selected from the group of ranges consistingof: 0 to 10,000; 0 to 1000; 0 to 100; 0 to 10; 0 to 1; 1 to 10; 10 to100; 100 to 200; 200 to 2,000; 50 to 1000, 1 to 10,000, 1 to 1000, and 1to 100.

An embodiment of the present disclosure includes a compound according toformula (III):

An embodiment of the present disclosure includes a compound according toformula (IV):

An embodiment of the present disclosure includes a compound according toformula (V):

An embodiment of the present disclosure includes a compound according toformula (VI):

where n can be selected from the group of ranges consisting of: 0 to10,000; 0 to 1000; 0 to 100; 0 to 10; 0 to 1; 1 to 10; 10 to 100; 100 to200; 200 to 2,000; 50 to 1000, 1 to 10,000, 1 to 1000, and 1 to 100.

An aspect of the present disclosure provides an acetonide or benzylideneacetal intermediate compound. For example, an embodiment of the presentdisclosure provides a compound of the formula (VII):

wherein R¹ and R² are selected from the group consisting of: H, alkyl,and phenyl, such as

IV. Synthesis of the Embodiments of the Present Disclosure

An aspect of the present disclosure provides a method for preparingseptanose saccharides. In an embodiment, the method includes using anacetonide or benzylidene acetal intermediate compound.

An aspect of the present disclosure provides methods for preparingcompounds of formulae (I)-(IX). The following schemes depict exemplarychemistry available for synthesizing the disclosed compounds.

An aspect of the present disclosure provides a method of synthesis ofcompounds according to formula (I), comprising:

-   -   (a) cycloisomerization of an alcohol (e.g., an alkynyl alcohol)        in the presence of a catalyst to provide a glycal alcohol;    -   (b) cleavage and O-benzylation of the glycal alcohol of step (a)        to provide a septanose glycal;    -   (c) epoxidation of the septanose glycal of step (b) to provide a        septanose epoxide intermediate;    -   (d) nucleophilic ring opening of the septanose epoxide        intermediate of step (c) to provide a protected septanoside; and    -   (e) deprotection of the protected septanoside of step (d) to        provide a septanoside acceptor or donor synthon which may be        further deprotected or glycosylated and deprotected to provide a        compound of formula (I) or (II).

In an embodiment, the alcohol of step (a) can be an alkynyl alcohol, forinstance a terminal alkynyl alcohol, which may be an alkynyl diol, suchas

The cycloisomerization can occur in the presence of a catalyst such as atransition metal catalyst, for example tungsten, to provide a glycalalcohol, such as

In an embodiment, the glycal alcohol produced in step (a) is cleaved,for example by reductive cleavage, and protected, for example byO-benzylation to provide a septanose glycal, such as

In an embodiment, the septanose glycal produced in step (b) undergoesepoxidation, for example DMDO epoxidation, to provide a septanoseepoxide intermediate, such as

In an embodiment, the septanose epoxide intermediate produced in step(c) undergoes nucleophilic ring opening, for example with sodiummethoxide or lithium thiophenoxide to provide a protected septanoside,for example a D-mannoseptanoside, such as

In an embodiment, the protected septanoside of step (d) may bedeprotected to provide a septanoside acceptor or donor synthon, forexample a mannoseptanoside acceptor or donor synthons such as

which may be further deprotected to provide a compound of formula (I) orglycosylated and deprotected to provide a compound of formula (II), suchas

The following schemes depict exemplary chemistry available forsynthesizing the disclosed compounds.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method of synthesisof a compound according to formula (VII),

comprising:

-   -   (a) protecting an enediol with a protecting group and converting        the enediol into an enynol;    -   (b) catalyzed resolution of the enynol of step (a) to provide an        acetate ester;    -   (c) converting of the acetate ester of step (b) to provide an        enynol;    -   (d) epoxidation of the enynol of step (c) followed by conversion        into an alkynyl diol; and    -   (e) protecting the alkynyl diol of step (d) to provide a        compound of formula (VII).

In an embodiment, the enediol of step (a), e.g., (1,4-cis-2-buten-ol) isprotected, for example by adding a protecting group, e.g., TIPSCl, andthe protected enediol is converted into an enynol, e.g.,

via an aldehyde intermediate, e.g.,

In an embodiment, the lipase catalyzed resolution of the enynol of step(a) is catalyzed, e.g., with Lipase AK and an acetate such as vinylacetate, to provide an acetate ester, e.g.,

In an embodiment, the acetate ester of step (b) is converted into anenynol, e.g.,

for instance by Sharpless kinetic resolution of the acetate ester.

In an embodiment, the enynol of step (c) undergoes epoxidation, e.g.,Sharpless epoxidation, to produce an epoxy alcohol, e.g.,

followed by conversion into an alkynyl diol, e.g.,

for instance by Mitsunobu inversion and Ti(O-i-Pr₄)-promotedregioselective addition of benzoic acid.

In an embodiment, the alkynyl diol of step (d) is converted into acyclic acetal, e.g.,

Although preferred embodiments of the present disclosure have beendescribed using specific terms, devices, and methods, such descriptionis for illustrative purposes only. The words used are words ofdescription rather than words of limitation. Changes and variations maybe made by those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from thespirit or the scope of the present disclosure, which is set forth in theappended claims. In addition, aspects of the various embodiments may beinterchanged both in whole or in part. The present disclosure is furtherillustrated by the following examples, which are provided by way ofillustration and are not meant to be construed as limiting. The contentsof all references, published patents, and patents cited throughout thepresent application are also hereby incorporated by reference in theirentireties.

Despite the differences in hydroxyl positions for septanosides, it isanticipated that the biocompatibility of these compounds will be quitehigh, as potential enzymatic or non-enzymatic glycosidic hydrolysis willyield the biologically innocuous hexose sugar. Furthermore, the absenceof primary hydroxyl groups and conformational differences for theseven-membered ring isomer may result in novel enzymatic reactivity orstability, potentially harnessed in applications of septanoseoligosaccharides as biomaterials or components for drug delivery.

Enzymatic or non-enzymatic glycosidic hydrolysis of septanosides isexpected to yield a biologically innocuous hexose sugar, such asD-mannopyranose. Thus, biocompatibility of these substrates isanticipated to be quite high, similar to their six-memberedoligosaccharide isomers.

In an embodiment, sepatanose sugars can be used to replace desosamineand/or cladinose in naturally occurring sugars, which may projecthydroxyl and/or amino functional groups in appropriate positions, butthe septanosides may be more hydrolytically and/or enzymatically stablewhen compared with desosamine and/or cladinose glycosides.

EXAMPLES Example 1 A. Synthesis of D-Arabinoseptanose Glycals 9-13

1. Preparation of Enynol (±)-2

Commercially available 1,4-cis-2-buten-ol (1) (20 g, 19 mL, 230 mmol)was added to THF (0.50 M, 500 mL). The solution was cooled to 0° C., andn-BuLi (2.5 M in hexanes, 100 mL, 250 mmol) was slowly added over a 20minute period. The reaction was stirred for 30 minutes at 0° C., atwhich point TIPSCl (43 mL, 225 mmol) was added dropwise over a 5 minuteperiod. The reaction was allowed to warm to room temperature over a 2hour period. The reaction was then quenched by the addition of asaturated solution of NH₄Cl (300 mL). The aqueous layer was extractedwith EtOAc (2×100 mL). The combined organics were dried with MgSO₄,filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure. Chromatography(20:1→1:1 hexanes:EtOAc) afforded TIPS-protected compound A as acolorless oil (47 g, 85%).

¹H NMR (600 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 5.72 (m, 2H), 4.34 (d, J=4.2 Hz, 2H), 4.22 (d,J=4.8 Hz, 2H), 1.08 (m, 21H); ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 131.7, 130.1,60.1, 59.3, 18.2, 12.1; IR (KBr) 3351, 2943, 2867, 1463, 1097, 883, 682cm⁻¹; HRMS (ESI) [M+H] Calcd. for C₂₃H₂₉O₂Si₁, 245.19314, found245.19300.

Compound A (11.5 g, 47 mmol) was dissolved in CH₂Cl₂ (0.50M, 100 mL).DMSO (6.7 mL, 94 mmol) and Et₃N (13 mL, 94 mmol) were added sequentiallyto the stirring solution, which was then cooled to 0° C. SO₃-pyridine(15 g, 94 mmol) was then added to the solution all at once. The reactionwas allowed to warm to r.t. and was stirred for 3 hours. The reactionwas quenched by the addition of H₂O (150 mL). The aqueous layer wasextracted with CH₂Cl₂ (2×50 mL). The organics were combined and driedover MgSO₄. After filtration and concentration under reduced pressure,the crude mixture was purified via chromatography (20:1→9:1hexanes:EtOAc) to give aldehyde B as a pale yellow oil (8.5 g, 75%).This procedure was optimal at the reported scale, thus the oxidation wasrepeated twice to provide sufficient material for the subsequent step.

¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 9.63 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 6.9 (dt, J=3.2, 15.2Hz, 1H), 6.48 (qt, J=2.0, 8.0, 15.2 Hz, 1H), 4.56 (dd, J=2.0, 3.2 Hz),1.08 (m, 21H); ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 180, 156.9, 130.7, 62.8, 18.1,12.1; IR (KBr) 2943, 2867, 2722, 1692, 1463, 1149, 1116, 966, 883, 684cm⁻¹; HRMS (ESI) [M+H] Calcd. for C₁₃H₂₇O₂Si₁, 243.17749, found243.17764.

To a stirring solution of TMS acetylene (16 mL, 114 mmol) in THF (0.50M, 190 mL) at 0° C. was slowly added n-BuLi (2.5 M in hexanes, 42 mL,105 mmol) over a period of 30 minutes. Upon completion of the addition,the solution was allowed to stir for an additional 30 minutes at 0° C.Then aldehyde B (23 g, 95 mmol) was slowly added via syringe over a 10minute period. The reaction was stirred for 1 hour upon addition of B.The reaction was quenched by the addition of a saturated solution ofNH₄Cl (100 mL), followed by extraction of the aqueous layer with EtOAc(1×100 mL). The organic extracts were combined and dried with MgSO₄.After filtration and concentration, (±)-2 was obtained as a yellow oil(32 g, 95%).

¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 6.01 (dtd, J=1.2, 4.0, 15.2 Hz, 1H), 5.91(ddt, J=1.6, 6.0, 15.2 Hz, 1H), 4.91 (ddd, J=1.2, 5.2, 6.6 Hz, 1H), 4.31(m, 2H), 1.83 (d, J=6.4 Hz, 1H) 1.09 (m, 21H), 0.19 (s, 9H); ¹³C NMR(100 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 132.6, 128.2, 104.7, 91.1, 63.1, 63.0, 18.2, 12.2,0.024; IR (KBr) 3368, 2944, 2867, 2173, 1463, 1383, 1131, 1100, 963,845, 761 683 cm⁻¹; HRMS (APCI) [M+H] Calcd. for C₁₈H₃₇O₂Si₂ 341.23266,found 341.23226.

2. Synthesis of Acetate 3 Via Lipase-Catalyzed Resolution

The racemic alcohol (±)-2 (42 g, 120 mmol) was dissolved in hexanes(0.50 M, 240 mL) and 4 Å MS (42 g, powdered) were added. Then Lipase AK(Amano) (21 g) was added all at once, followed by the addition of vinylacetate (84 mL). The solution was vigorously stirred at room temperaturefor 72 hours, after which time the mixture was filtered through celite.The volatiles were evaporated under reduced pressure. Chromatography(25:1→20:1→10:1 hexanes:EtOAc) yielded 3 as a pale yellow oil (20 g,48%).

[α]_(D) ²³=−1.4° (c=1.00, CHCl₃); ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 6.08 (dtd,J=0.80, 4.0, 15.2 Hz, 1H), 5.94 (dd, J=0.80, 6.0, 1H), 5.83 (ddt, J=1.6,6.0, 15.2 Hz, 1H), 4.31 (m, 2H), 2.09 (s, 3H) 1.08 (m, 21H), 0.19 (s,9H); ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 169.9, 135.2, 124.2, 100.9, 92.2, 64.3,62.9, 21.4, 18.2, 12.2, −0.044; IR (KBr) 2944, 2867, 2181, 1746, 1464,1370, 1227, 1130, 1014, 847, 761, 683 cm⁻¹; HRMS (ESI) [M+H] Calcd. forC₂₀H₃₉O₃Si₂ 383.24323, found 383.24339.

3. Synthesis of Enynol (−)-4

To a stirring solution of acetate ester 3 (20 g, 52 mmol) in MeOH (0.50M, 100 mL) was added K₂CO₃ (11 g, 78 mmol) all at once. After stirringfor 30 minutes at room temperature, the reaction was diluted with Et₂O(100 mL) and quenched with a saturated solution of NH₄Cl (150 mL). Theaqueous layer was extracted with Et₂O (2×50 mL). The organics werecombined, dried with MgSO₄, and filtered. The volatiles were evaporatedunder reduced pressure to provide enynol (−)-4 (14 g, Quant.).

[α]_(D) ²³=−10.9° (c=1.00, CHCl₃); ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 6.05 (dtd,J=1,2, 4.0, 15.2 Hz, 1H), 5.93 (ddt, J=2.0, 5.2, 15.2 Hz, 1H), 4.93 (m,1H), 4.31 (m, 2H), 2.58 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 1H), 1.85 (d, J=6.4 Hz, 1H), 1.09(m, 21H); ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 132.9, 127.7, 83.1, 74.4, 62.9,62.6, 18.2, 12.2; IR (KBr) 3311, 2943, 2868, 1463, 1383, 1248, 1131,1014, 965, 883, 682 cm⁻¹; HRMS (ESI) [M+H] Calcd. for C₁₅H₂₉O₂Si₁269.19314, found 269.19288.

TABLE 1 Mosher ester data for enynol (−)-4 (R) Mosher Ester (S) MosherEster H 4 (CDCl₃) (CDCl₃) (CDCl₃) 1 2.58 (d) 2.65 (d) 2.60 (d) 2 5.93(ddt) 5.82 (ddt) 5.92 (ddt) 3 6.05 (m) 6.09 (m) 6.17 (m) 4 4.31 (m) 4.26(m) 4.30 (m)

4. Synthesis of Epoxyalcohol 5

Enynol (−)-4 (13.5 g, 50 mmol) was dissolved in CH₂Cl₂ and 4 Å MS (14 g,powdered) was added to the solution. L-(−)-DIPT (4.2 mL, 20 mmol) wasadded to the solution, which was then cooled to −40° C. and stirred for20 minutes. Then Ti(O-i-Pr)₄ (4.4 mL, 15 mmol) was added all at once,and the solution was stirred for 20 additional minutes at −40° C. Thent-BuOOH (5.5 M in decane, 18 mL, 100 mmol) was added dropwise viasyringe pump over a 3 hour period. After the addition was complete, thereaction was transferred to a −20° C. freezer for 16 hours. The reactionwas then warmed to 0° C. A solution of citric acid (3.2 g, 15 mmol) inEt₂O:acetone (1:1, 200 mL) was then added to the solution all at onceand stirred for 30 minutes. After filtration through celite with a thintop layer of silica gel, the volatiles were evaporated. Chromatography(20:1→10:1→4:1 hexanes:EtOAc) yielded epoxyalcohol 5 as a colorless oil(13.3 g, 94%).

[α]_(D) ²³=−7.8° (c=1.00, CHCl₃); ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 4.68 (m,1H), 4.03 (dd, J=2.4, 12.0 Hz, 1H), 3.84 (dd, J=4.0, 12.0 Hz, 1H), 3.33(m, 2H), 2.52 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 1H), 2.16 (d, J=5.6 Hz, 1H), 1.08 (m, 21H);¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 80.2, 75.0, 62.3, 60.8, 56.6, 56.4, 18.1,12.1; IR (KBr) 3413, 3311, 2944, 2867, 2121, 1463, 1385, 1248, 1121,1014, 883, 783, 683 cm⁻¹; HRMS (ESI) [M+H] Calcd. for C₁₅H₂₉O₃Si₁285.18805, found 285.18817.

TABLE 2 Mosher ester data for epoxyalcohol 5 H 5 (CDCl₃) (R) MosherEster (S) Mosher Ester 1 2.52 (d) 2.62 (d) 2.56 (d) 2 4.03 (dd) 3.90(dd) 3.94 (dd) 3 3.84 (dd) 3.74 (dd) 3.78 (dd)

5. Preparation of Diol 6

Epoxyalcohol 5 (13.3 g, 47 mmol) was dissolved in Et₂O (0.50 M, 100 mL).PPh₃ (13 g, 51 mmol) was then added all at once, and the solution wascooled to 0° C. DIAD (9.8 mL, 51 mmol) was then added all at once, whichresulted in the immediate formation of a white precipitate. The reactionwas stirred for 15 minutes, at which point Et₂O (100 mL) was added, andthe mixture was filtered through celite. The volatiles were evaporated.Chromatography (10:1 hexanes:EtOAc) yielded epoxyacetate C as a yellowoil (15 g, 98%).

[α]_(D) ²³=−29.6° (c=1.00, CHCl₃); ^(1H) NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 5.25(dd, J=2.4, 6.4 Hz, 1H), 3.99 (dd, J=2.8, 12.0 Hz, 1H), 3.85 (dd, J=4.0,12.0 Hz, 1H), 3.32 (dd, J=2.0, 6.4 Hz, 1H), 3.21 (m, 1H), 2.53 (d, J=2.4Hz, 1H), 2.15 (s, 3H), 1.08 (m, 21H); ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 169.7,77.3, 75.5, 64.5, 62.2, 56.9, 54.9, 21.0, 18.1, 12.1; IR (KBr) 3276,2943, 2867, 1750, 1464, 1371, 1227, 1139, 1024, 883, 684 cm⁻¹; HRMS(ESI) [M+H] Calcd. for C₁₇H₃₁O₄Si₁ 327.19861, found 327.19826.

Epoxyacetate C (15 g, 46 mmol) was dissolved in MeOH (0.50 M, 100 mL).K₂CO₃ (7.9 g, 57 mmol) was added all at once. The reaction was completeafter 30 minutes of stirring at room temperature. The reaction contentswas diluted with Et₂O (100 mL) and quenched with a saturated solution ofNH₄Cl (150 mL). The aqueous layer was extracted with Et₂O (2×50 mL). Theorganic layers were combined and dried with MgSO₄. Following filtrationand removal of the volatiles under reduced pressure, epoxyalcohol D wasisolated as a colorless oil without further purification (11 g, 84%).

[α]_(D) ²³=−8.3° (c=1.27, CHCl₃); ¹H NMR (600 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 4.40 (ddd,J=2.4, 4.2, 7.8 Hz, 1H), 3.99 (dd, J=3.0, 12.0 Hz, 1H), 3.82 (dd, J=2.4,12.0 Hz, 1H), 3.27 (dd, J=2.4, 4.8 Hz, 1H), 2.53 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 2.23(d, J=7.8 Hz, 1H), 1.07 (m, 21H); ¹³C NMR (150 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 81.2, 74.2,62.5, 61.7, 57.5, 56.7, 18.1, 12.1; IR (KBr) 3431, 3293, 2946, 2870,1463, 1385, 1247, 1124, 1016, 883, 782, 682 cm⁻¹; HRMS (ESI) [M+H]Calcd. for C₁₅H₂₉O₃Si₁ 285.18805, found 285.18807.

TABLE 3 Mosher ester data for epoxyalcohol D H D (CDCl₃) (R) MosherEster (S) Mosher Ester 1 2.53 (d) 2.58 (d) 2.63 (d) 2 3.82 (dd) 3.81(dd) 3.78 (dd) 3 3.99 (dd) 3.94 (dd) 3.91 (dd)

Epoxyalcohol D (11 g, 37 mmol) was dissolved in benzene (3.0 M, 12 mL).Benzoic acid (6.8 g, 56 mmol) was added to the solution, and the flaskwas equipped with a reflux condenser. The reaction was then heated to75° C., at which point all of the benzoic acid had dissolved.Ti(O-i-Pr)₄ (13.3 mL, 45 mmol) was then carefully added to the flask allat once. The reaction was heated at reflux for 2 hours, at which pointEt₂O (100 mL) was added. Then H₂SO₄ (5% aqueous solution, 100 mL) wasadded to the solution, and the biphasic mixture was stirred until eachlayer was transparent (typically 2 hours). The aqueous layer wasextracted with EtOAc (1×100 mL). The organic extracts were combined anddried with MgSO₄. After filtration and evaporation of the volatiles,chromatography (9:1→4:1→2:1 hexanes:EtOAc) provided diol 6 as a yellowoil (11.5 g, 77%).

[α]_(D) ²³=−4.7° (c=1.12, CHCl₃); ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.09 (m,2H), 7.59 (m, 1H), 7.47 (m, 2H), 5.23 (ddd, J=3.5, 4.0, 6.4 Hz, 1H),4.52 (dd, J=2.4, 3.6 Hz, 1H), 4.20 (dd, J=4.0, 11.2 Hz, 1H), 4.14 (m,3H), 2.51 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 1.07 (m, 21H); ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃) δ166.2, 133.9, 133.6, 130.4, 130.1, 129.7, 128.7, 82.0, 75.0, 74.4, 72.7,63.5, 63.0, 18.1, 11.9; IR (KBr) 3434, 3298, 2956, 2866, 1715, 1603,1454, 1258, 1119, 1069, 882, 687 cm⁻¹; HRMS (ESI) [M+H] Calcd. forC₂₂H₃₅O₅Si₁ 407.22483, found 407.22446.

6. Preparation of Acetonide 7

Diol 6 (9.6 g, 24 mmol) was dissolved in 2,2-dimethoxypropane (0.50 M,48 mL) and then p-TSA (450 mg, 2.4 mmol) was added to the solution allat once. The reaction was stirred for one hour at r.t. and then dilutedwith CH₂Cl₂ (100 mL). The reaction was quenched by the addition of asaturated solution of NaHCO₃ (50 mL). The aqueous layer was extractedwith CH₂Cl₂ (2×50 mL). The organic extracts were combined and dried withMgSO₄. After filtration, the volatiles were evaporated under reducedpressure. Chromatography (4:1 hexanes:EtOAc) gave acetonide E as a paleyellow oil (8.4 g, 79%).

[α]_(D) ²³=+2.7 (c 1.2, CHCl₃); ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.07 (m, 2H),7.57 (m, 1H), 7.44 (m, 2H), 5.34 (dd, J=4.8, 10.4 Hz, 1H), 4.83 (dd,J=2.0, 6.8 Hz, 1H), 4.52 (dd, J=6.0, 6.8 Hz, 1H), 4.07 (dd, J=4.4, 10.8Hz, 1H), 4.01 (dd, J=4.4, 10.8 Hz, 1H), 2.48 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 1H), 1.52 (s,3H), 1.38 (s, 3H), 1.04 (m, 21H); ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CHCl₃) δ 165.9,133.3, 130.1, 130.0, 128.5, 111.1, 81.6, 80.2, 74.8, 74.1, 67.5, 62.4;IR (KBr) 3310, 2943, 2868, 1724, 1464, 1383, 1269, 1109, 1068, 881 cm⁻¹;HRMS (ESI) [M+H] Calcd. for C₂₅H₃₉O₅Si₁ 447.25613, found 447.25568.

Acetonide E (8.4 g, 19 mmol) was dissolved in MeOH (0.50 M, 40 mL).K₂CO₃ (2.7 g, 19 mmol) was added all at once, and the reaction wasstirred for 1 hour at r.t. The reaction was diluted with Et₂O (100 mL)and quenched with a saturated solution of NH₄Cl (150 mL). The aqueouslayer was extracted with Et₂O (2×50 mL). The organic layers werecombined and dried with MgSO₄. After filtration, the volatiles wereevaporated under reduced pressure, and the crude oil was thenre-dissolved in THF (0.50 M, ×mL). TBAF (1.0 M in THF, 19 mL, 19 mmol)was then added to the solution all at once, and the reaction was stirredat r.t. for 2 hours. The reaction was then diluted with EtOAc (100 mL)and quenched with H₂O (100 mL). The aqueous layer was extracted withEtOAc (2×100 mL). The organic extracts were combined and dried withMgSO₄. Chromatography (4:1→0:1 hexanes:EtOAc) provided 7 as a paleyellow oil (5.1 g, 80%).

[α]_(D) ²³=+9.6 (c 1.10, CHCl₃); ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 4.70 (dd,J=2.0, 7.2 Hz, 1H), 4.15 (dd, J=5.2, 7.2 Hz, 1H), 3.92 (m, 1H), 3.81 (m,1H), 3.72 (m, 1H), 2.57 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 1H), 1.51 (s, 3H), 1.44 (s, 3H);¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 110.9, 82.1, 81.6, 74.9, 71.5, 66.6, 63.3,27.0, 26.1; IR (KBr) 3417, 3292, 2989, 2918, 1383, 1215, 1065 cm⁻¹; HRMS(ESI) [M+H] Calcd. for C₉H₁₅O₄ 187.09649, found 187.09593.

7. Preparation of Benzylidene Acetal 8

Diol 6 (10.6 g, 26 mmol) was dissolved in MeCN (0.25 M, 100 mL).Benzylidene dimethyl acetal (4.4 mL, 29 mmol) was added all at once,followed by the addition of CSA (300 mg, 1.3 mmol). The reaction wasstirred at r.t. for three hours. The reaction was then diluted withCH₂Cl₂ (100 mL) and quenched by the addition of a saturated solution ofNaHCO₃. The aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc (100 mL). The organicextracts were combined and dried with MgSO₄. After filtration andevaporation of the volatiles, chromatography (20:1 hexanes:EtOAc)afforded benzylidene acetal F (3:1 mixture of diastereomers) as acolorless oil (10.0 g, 78%).

[α]_(D) ²³=−32.6 (c 1.00, CHCl₃); ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.08 (m,2H), 7.29-7.26 (m, 9H), 6.04 (s, 1H), 5.39 (dd, J=4.0, 8.8 Hz, 1H), 5.14(dd, J=2.0, 4.8 Hz, 1H), 4.66 (t, J=4.8 Hz, 1H), 4.09 (m, 2H), 2.59 (d,J=2.0 Hz, 1H), 1.05 (m, 21H); ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 165.9, 136.0,133.5, 133.4, 130.0, 129.8, 129.7, 128.6, 128.5, 128.5, 128.4, 127.1,126.9, 105.2, 103.8, 81.9, 81.4, 80.2, 75.3, 74.2, 74.1, 68.9, 67.7,62.4, 62.3, 18.1, 12.1; IR (KBr) 3305, 3068, 2926, 2121, 1724, 1603,1454, 1267, 1066, 883, 636 cm⁻¹; HRMS (ESI) [M+H] Calcd. for C₂₉H₃₉O₅Si₁495.25613, found 495.25551.

Benzylidene acetal F (10.0 g, 20 mmol) was dissolved in MeOH (0.50 M, 40mL). K₂CO₃ (4.2 g, 30 mmol) was added all at once and the reaction wasstirred for 1 hour at r.t. The reaction was diluted with Et₂O (100 mL)and quenched with a saturated solution of NH₄Cl (150 mL). The aqueouslayer was extracted with Et₂O (2×50 mL). The organic layers werecombined and dried with MgSO₄. After filtration, the volatiles wereevaporated under reduced pressure, and the crude oil was thenre-dissolved in THF (0.50 M, 40 mL). TBAF (1.0 M in THF, 40 mL, 40 mmol)was then added to the solution all at once, and the reaction was stirredat r.t. for 2 hours. The reaction was then diluted with EtOAc (100 mL)and quenched with H₂O (100 mL). The aqueous layer was extracted withEtOAc (2×100 mL). The organic extracts were combined and dried withMgSO₄. After filtration and evaporation of the volatiles under reducedpressure, the resulting semi-solid was re-dissolved in a minimal amountof acetone and purified via chromatography on a short plug of silica gel(4:1→0:1 hexanes:EtOAc) to give alkynyl diol 8 as a white solid (3.5 g,75%).

[α]_(D) ²³=−12.1 (c 1.30, MeOH); ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.60 (m, 5H),6.03 (s, 1H), 4.98 (dd, J=2.0, 5.2 Hz, 1H), 4.25 (dd, J=5.2, 10.4 Hz,1H), 3.92 (m, 1H), 3.84 (m, 1H), 3.77 (m, 1H), 2.64 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 1H),2.48 (d, J=4.8 Hz, 1H), 1.91 (m, 1H); ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 137.8,130.8, 130.6, 129.5, 129.4, 128.3, 128.2, 106.1, 105.1, 84.6, 83.7,82.7, 76.7, 76.3, 73.8, 72.9, 69.4, 64.4; IR (KBr) 3348, 2927, 2348,1643, 1090, 1068, 758 cm⁻¹; HRMS (ESI) [M+H] Calcd. for C₁₃H₁₅O₄235.09649, found 235.09669.

8. Cycloisomerization of 7 to Glycal 9 and Protection as Silyl Ether 11

Alkynyl diol 7 (1.7 g, 9.3 mmol) was dissolved in toluene (0.20 M, 47mL). DABCO (2.1 g, 19 mmol) and W(CO)₆ (980 mg, 2.8 mmol) weresequentially added to the solution. The round bottom flask was equippedwith a reflux condenser, placed into a Rayonet photoreactor, andirradiated at 350 nm (without cooling) for 12 hours. The volatiles werethen evaporated, and the crude mixture containing glycal alcohol 9 wasdissolved in DMF (1.0 M, 9.3 mL). TBSCl (2.1 g, 14 mmol) was added tothe solution, followed by the addition of imidazole (1.3 g, 19 mmol).The reaction was stirred for 2 hours. The reaction was then diluted withCH₂Cl₂ (100 mL) and quenched with H₂O (100 mL). The aqueous layer wasextracted with CH₂Cl₂ (2×50 mL). The organic extracts were combined anddried with MgSO₄. After filtration, the volatiles were evaporated underreduced pressure. Chromatography (4:1 hexanes:EtOAc) afforded glycal 11as a colorless oil (2.2 g, 80%)

[α]_(D) ²³=−46.9 (c 1.50, CHCl₃); ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 6.36 (ddd,J=1.2, 3.2, 6.4 Hz, 1H), 5.16 (ddd, J=1.6, 2.8, 6.4 Hz, 1H), 4.89 (m,1H), 4.37 (m, 1H), 4.09 (ddd, J=0.80, 4.8, 12.0 Hz, 1H), 4.82 (ddd,J=0.80, 3.6, 9.6 Hz, 1H), 3.64 (ddd, J=0.80, 7.6, 12.4 Hz, 1H), 1.45 (s,3H), 1.42 (s, 3H), 0.91 (s, 9H), 0.11 (s, 3H), 0.093 (s, 3H); ¹³C NMR(100 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 148.5, 109.9, 109.4, 80.4, 74.5, 71.9, 67.3, 27.5,26.9, 25.9, 18.4, −4.25, −4.89; IR (KBr) 2933, 2858, 1639, 1464, 1371,1246, 1171, 1088, 951, 835, 779 cm⁻¹; HRMS (ESI) [M+H−H₂] Calcd. forC₁₅H₂₇O₄Si₁ 299.16731, found 299.16706.

9. Cycloisomerization of 8 to Glycal 10 and Protection as Benzyl Ether12

Alkynyl diol 8 (850 mg, 3.6 mmol) was dissolved in toluene (0.20 M, 18mL). DABCO (810 mg, 7.3 mmol) and W(CO)₆ (190 mg, 0.54 mmol) weresequentially added to the solution. The round bottom flask was equippedwith a reflux condenser, placed into a Rayonet photoreactor, andirradiated at 350 nm (without cooling) for 16 hours. The volatiles werethen evaporated, and the crude mixture was dissolved in CH₂Cl₂ (100 mL).The organic layer was then washed with a saturated solution of NH₄Cl (75mL). The aqueous layer was extracted with CH₂Cl₂ (75 mL). The organicextracts were combined and dried with MgSO₄. After filtration, thevolatiles were evaporated under reduced pressure. The crude mixturecontaining glycal alcohol 10 was then dissolved in DMF (0.20 M, 18 mL).The solution was cooled to 0° C., and NaH (60% dispersion in mineraloil, 220 mg, 5.5 mmol) was added. The reaction was stirred for 20minutes. Then BnBr (0.65 mL, 5.5 mmol) was added all at once, followedby the addition of TBAI (10 mg). The reaction was warmed to r.t. andstirred overnight. The reaction was then diluted with Et₂O (25 mL) andquenched by the addition of a saturated solution of NH₄Cl (25 mL). Theaqueous layer was then extracted with EtOAc (1×50 mL). The organiclayers were combined and dried with MgSO₄. After filtration, thevolatiles were evaporated under reduced pressure, and chromatography(25:1→20:1 hexanes:EtOAc) provided glycal 12 (3:1 mixture ofdiastereomers) as a yellow oil (1.2 g, Quant.).

[α]_(D) ²³=+24.3 (c 1.10, CHCl₃); ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.29-7.57(m, 10H), 6.39 (dd, J=2.0, 6.4 Hz, 1H), 6.13 (s, 1H), 5.26 (dd, J=2.0,6.8 Hz, 1H), 5.09 (m, 1H), 4.95 (d, J=11.6 Hz, 1H), 4.68 (d, J=11.6 Hz,1H), 4.39 (m, 1H), 4.15 (m, 2H), 3.80 (m, 1H); ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃)δ 149.1, 148.6, 139.2, 138.7, 138.3, 129.7, 129.4, 128.7, 128.6, 128.6,128.1, 127.9, 127.8, 126.8, 126.8, 109.6, 108.7, 104.7, 83.2, 81.8,74.9, 73.9, 73.8, 73.4, 72.9, 72.3, 72.2, 72.0; IR (KBr) 3292, 3153,2927, 1460, 1406, 1068, 966, 912, 758, 698 cm⁻¹; HRMS (ESI) [M+H] Calcd.for C₂₀H₂₁O₄ 325.14344, found 325.14352.

10. Protection of Glycal Alcohol 10 as Trimethylsilylethoxymethyl Ether13

The glycal alcohol 10 was prepared as described above by the irradiationof alkynyl diol 7 (2.0 g, 8.5 mmol) in toluene (0.20 M, 43 mL) withDABCO (1.9 g, 17 mmol) and W(CO)₆ (750 mg, 2.1 mmol) for 20 hours. Thecrude mixture containing 10 was then dissolved in CH₂Cl₂ (1.0 M, 8.5mL), and DIPEA (7.4 mL, 43 mmol) was added to the solution all at once.Then SEMCl (3.0 mL, 17 mmol) was carefully added to the reaction. Thereaction was stirred at 40° C. for 3 hours. The reaction was thendiluted with EtOAc (100 mL) and washed with H₂O (3×50 mL). The organiclayer was dried with MgSO₄. After filtration, the volatiles wereevaporated under reduced pressure, and chromatography (9:1hexanes:EtOAc) provided glycal 13 (3:1 mixture of benzylidene acetaldiastereomers) as a yellow oil (2.3 g, 75%).

[α]_(D) ²³=+49.8 (c 1.00, CHCl₃); ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.36-7.53(m, 5H), 6.41 (dd, J=2.0, 6.4 Hz, 1H), 6.09 (s, 1H), 5.29 (dd, J=1.6,6.4 Hz, 1H), 5.00 (m, 1H), 4.92 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 1H), 4.79 (d, J=6.8 Hz,1H), 4.56 (m, 1H), 4.19 (dd, J=4.8, 12.8 Hz, 1H), 4.05 (dd, J=3.6, 9.6Hz, 1H), 3.83 (dd, J=7.6, 12.4 Hz, 1H), 3.73 (m, 1H), 3.55 (m, 1H), 0.93(m, 2H), −0.002 (s, 9H); ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 148.6, 139.3, 129.4,128.6, 126.7, 110.5, 104.7, 95.4, 82.4, 72.6, 72.2, 70.8, 65.7, 18.4,−1.19; IR (KBr) 2953, 2892, 1639, 1247, 1116, 1055, 837, 697 cm⁻¹; HRMS(ESI) [M+NH₄ ⁺] Calcd. for C₁₉H₃₂O₅N₁Si₁ 382.20443, found 382.20462.

Example 2 B. Preparation of Various D-Mannoseptanoside Derivatives 21-25

1. Epoxidation of Glycal 11 and Conversion to 14 and 15

Glycal 11 (500 mg, 1.7 mmol) was dissolved in CH₂Cl₂ (0.10 M, 10 mL) andcooled to 0° C. Then dimethyldioxirane (DMDO, 34 mL, 3.4 mmol) was addedto the solution, and the reaction was stirred at 0° C. for 30 minutes.The volatiles were then evaporated under reduced pressure. The crudeepoxide was then dissolved in MeOH (0.10 M, 10 mL). NaOMe (0.50 Msolution in MeOH, 6.8 mL, 3.4 mmol) was added all at once. The reactionwas allowed to stir for 16 hours at r.t. Then the reaction was dilutedwith CH₂Cl₂ (100 mL) and quenched with a saturated solution of NH₄Cl (50mL). The aqueous layer was extracted with CH₂Cl₂ (1×50 mL). The organicwere combined and dried with MgSO₄. After filtration and evaporation ofthe volatiles under reduced pressure, chromatography (4:1→2:1 hexanesEtOAc) gave epoxide 14 (220 mg, 40%) and methyl glycoside 15 (230 mg,38%).

14: [α]_(D) ²³=−66.4 (c 0.50, CHCl₃); ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 4.75 (d,J=2.0 Hz, 1H), 4.32 (dd, J=4.4, 9.6 Hz, 1H), 4.18 (m, 1H), 3.82 (dd,J=2.4, 10.0 Hz, 1H), 3.77 (dd, J=3.2, 13.2 Hz, 1H), 3.68 (dd, J=1.6,13.6 Hz, 1H), 3.02 (dd, J=2.4, 4.4 Hz, 1H), 1.46 (s, 3H), 1.41 (s, 3H),0.91 (s, 9H), 0.088 (s, 3H), 0.080 (s, 3H); ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃) δ111.2, 79.1, 77.8, 74.8, 68.6, 67.4, 56.3, 27.4, 27.1, 25.9, 18.4,−4.25, −4.89; IR (KBr) 3458, 2931, 1452, 1381, 1252, 1032, 831, 688cm⁻¹; HRMS (ESI) [M+H] Calcd. for C₁₅H₂₉O₅Si₁ 317.17788, found317.17751.

15: [α]_(D) ²³=−38.2 (c 0.50, CHCl₃); ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 4.49(dd, J=4.8, 9.2 Hz, 1H), 4.16 (d, J=6.0 Hz, 1H), 4.14 (m, 1H), 4.12 (d,J=1.6 Hz, 1H), 4.09 (m, 1H), 4.02 (dd, J=2.0, 9.6 Hz, 1H), 3.59 (dd,J=2.0, 13.6 Hz, 1H), 3.46 (s, 3H), 1.45 (s, 3H), 1.44 (s, 3H), 0.926 (s,9H), 0.102 (s, 3H), 0.093 (s, 3H); ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 111.8,109.7, 76.3, 74.9, 73.3, 70.2, 70.0, 56.3, 27.4, 27.1, 26.1, 18.4,−4.19, −4.74; IR (KBr) 3456, 2931, 1464, 1369, 1252, 1041 cm⁻¹; HRMS(ESI) [M+H] Calcd. for C₁₆H₃₃O₆Si₁ 349.20409, found 349.20425.

2. Preparation of D-Mannoseptanoside Acceptor Synthon 16

Methyl glycoside 15 (200 mg, 0.57 mmol) was dissolved in CH₂Cl₂ (0.10 M,5.7 mL). Ac₂O (0.10 mL, 1.1 mmol) and Et₃N (0.20 mL, 1.1 mmol) weresequentially added to the solution, followed by DMAP (10 mg). Thereaction was stirred for 1 hour at r.t. The reaction was diluted withCH₂Cl₂ (50 mL) and quenched by the addition of H₂O (50 mL). The aqueouslayer was extracted with CH₂Cl₂ (1×50 mL). The organic extracts werecombined and dried with MgSO₄. After filtration and evaporation of thevolatiles under reduced pressure, chromatography (9:1→4:1 hexanes:EtOAc)to give acetate G (220 mg, Quant.).

[α]_(D) ²³=−17.9 (c 0.50, CHCl₃); ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 5.39 (t,J=5.2 Hz, 1H), 4.56 (dd, J=4.4, 9.2 Hz, 1H), 4.29 (d, J=5.2 Hz, 1H),4.18 (m, 1H), 4.09 (dd, J=2.4, 9.2 Hz, 1H), 4.03 (dd, J=2.8, 13.2 Hz,1H), 3.64 (dd, J=2.4, 12.8 Hz, 1H), 3.39 (s, 3H), 2.11 (s, 3H), 1.41 (s,3H), 1.35 (s, 3H), 0.916 (s, 9H), 0.094 (s, 3H), 0.085 (s, 3H); ¹³C NMR(100 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 169.8, 109.9, 108.5, 76.8, 73.2, 72.3, 71.4, 69.3,56.3, 27.3, 26.9, 26.1, 21.2, 18.4, −4.19, −4.74; IR (KBr) 2931, 2858,1753, 1369, 1232, 1086, 1034, 829 cm⁻¹; HRMS (ESI) [M+H] Calcd. forC₁₈H₃₅O₇Si₁ 391.21466, found 391.21394.

Acetate G (220 mg, 0.57 mmol) was dissolved in THF (0.20 M, 3.0 mL).TBAF (1.0 M solution in THF, 0.63 mL, 0.63 mmol) was then added all atonce. The reaction was stirred at r.t. for 3 hours. The reaction wasdiluted with EtOAc (100 mL) and quenched by the addition of H₂O (100mL). The aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc (1×100 mL). The organicextracts were combined and dried with MgSO₄. After filtration andevaporation of the volatiles under reduced pressure, chromatography(2:1→1:1 hexanes:EtOAc) afforded alcohol 16 as a colorless oil (100 mg,64%).

[α]_(D) ²³=−11.3 (c 1.50, CHCl₃); ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 5.42 (t,J=4.0 Hz, 1H), 4.46 (dd, J=5.2, 8.8 Hz, 1H), 4.36 (d, J=4.0 Hz, 1H),4.21 (m, 1H), 4.17 (d, J=3.2 Hz, 1H), 4.14 (dd, J=3.2, 13.2 Hz, 1H),3.73 (dd, J=3.2, 13.2 Hz, 1H), 3.39 (s, 3H), 2.48 (2, 1H), 2.12 (s, 3H),1.44 (s, 3H), 1.38 (s, 3H); ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 169.7, 109.9,107.3, 76.1, 72.2, 71.4, 69.0, 67.5, 56.3, 27.1, 26.9, 21.2; IR (KBr)3533, 3435, 2966, 2918, 1730, 1443, 1373, 1234, 1171, 1078, 877 cm⁻¹;HRMS (ESI) [M+H] Calcd. for C₁₂H₂₁O₇ 277.12818, found 277.12809.

3. Reductive Opening of Benzylidene Acetal 12 and Protection as BenzylEther 17

Glycal 12 (1.2 g, 3.4 mmol) was dissolved in CH₂Cl₂ (0.20 M, 7.0 mL).The solution was cooled to −78° C. and DIBAL-H (1.0 M solution inCH₂Cl₂, 30 mL, 30 mmol) was added over a period of 5 minutes. Thereaction was slowly warmed to −40° C. and allowed to stir for 2 hours.Then the reaction was diluted with EtOAc (100 mL) and quenched by theaddition of a saturated solution of Rochelle's salt (100 mL). Theresulting gelatinous mixture was allowed to stir for 2 hours until eachlayer was transparent and could be easily separated. The aqueous layerwas extracted with EtOAc (2×50 mL). The organic extracts were combinedand dried with MgSO₄. After filtration, the volatiles were evaporatedunder reduced pressure. The crude mixture was then dissolved in DMF(0.20 M, 20 mL) was added to the solution. The solution was cooled to 0°C., and NaH (60% dispersion in mineral oil, 200 mg, 4.8 mmol) was addedall at once. The reaction was allowed to stir for 20 minutes. Then BnBr(0.57 mL, 4.8 mmol) was added all at once, followed by the addition ofTBAI (10 mg). The reaction was allowed to warm to r.t. and stirred for 2hours. After diluting with Et₂O (50 mL), a saturated solution of NH₄Cl(25 mL) was slowly added to quench the reaction. The aqueous layer wasthen extracted with EtOAc (2×20 mL). The organic extracts were combinedand dried with MgSO₄. After filtration and evaporation of the volatilesunder reduced pressure, chromatography (20:1→9:1 hexanes:EtOAc) gave 17as a colorless oil (810 mg, 58%).

[α]_(D) ²³=−59.7 (c 1.00, CHCl₃); ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.33 (m,15H), 6.32 (dd, J=0.80, 7.6 Hz, 1H), 4.76 (dd, J=4.8, 7.6 Hz, 1H), 4.72(s, 2H), 4.69 (d, J=6.4 Hz, 2H), 4.68 (d, J=11.6 Hz, 1H), 4.56 (d,J=12.0 Hz, 1H), 4.21 (m, 2H), 3.99 (m, 1H), 3.86 (m, 2H); ¹H NMR (400MHz, C₆D₆ [for better resolution of chemical shift and coupling constantvalues]) 7.33-7.07 (m, 15H), 6.29 (dd, J=0.80, 8.0 Hz, 1H), 4.69 (dd,J=4.8, 8.0 Hz, 1H), 4.61-4.38 (m, 6H), 4.29 (ddd, J=0.80, 4.8, 6.4 Hz,1H), 4.24 (dd, J=8.4, 12.0 Hz, 1H), 3.94 (ddd, J=2.4, 4.4, 7.6 Hz, 1H),3.85 (dd, J=2.0, 6.4 Hz, 1H), 3.74 (dd, J=1.6, 12.0 Hz, 1H); ¹³C NMR(100 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 147.2, 138.8, 138.7, 138.4, 128.6, 128.5, 128.5,127.9, 127.9, 127.9, 127.8, 127.8, 106.3, 80.6, 76.4, 74.5, 73.4, 72.1,71.9, 68.6; IR (KBr) 3031, 2872, 1650, 1496, 1454, 1295, 1070, 732, 698cm⁻¹; HRMS (ESI) [M+H] Calcd. for C₂₇H₂₉O₄ 417.20604, found 417.20567.

4. Reductive Opening of Benzylidene Acetal 13 and Protection as BenzylEther 18

As described above, the reduction of benzylidene acetal 13 (1.3 g, 3.6mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ (1.0 M, 4.0 mL) with DIBAL-H (1.0 M solution in CH₂Cl₂,18 mL, 18 mmol) provided a single alcohol H, which was purified bychromatography (9:1→4:1 hexanes:EtOAc) to give a colorless oil (1.3 g,Quant.).

[α]_(D) ²³=−74.4 (c 1.30, CHCl₃); ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.36 (m,5H), 6.38 (dd, J=1.6, 7.2 Hz, 1H), 4.86 (m, 3H), 4.73 (d, J=11.2 Hz,1H), 4.58 (d, J=11.2 Hz, 1H), 4.34 (ddd, J=1.6, 3.2, 8.4 Hz, 1H), 4.12(m, 2H), 3.97 (dd, J=2.0, 12.4 Hz, 1H), 3.90 (dd, 3H), 3.69 (m, 2H),2.99 (d, J=3.6 Hz, 1H), 0.96 (m, 2H), 0.029 (s, 9H); ¹³C NMR (100 MHz,CDCl₃) δ 147.9, 138.2, 128.7, 128.1, 108.1, 95.4, 76.3, 76.1, 73.7,71.7, 71.6, 65.8, 18.3, −1.21; IR (KBr) 3468, 2952, 2892, 1651, 1250,1028, 837 cm⁻¹; HRMS (ESI) [M+NH₄ ⁺] Calcd. for C₁₉H₃₄O₅N₁Si₁ 384.22008,found 384.22010.

The glycal alcohol H (800 mg, 2.2 mmol) was dissolved in THF (1.0 M, 2.2mL). Then DMF (0.10 mL) was added as a co-solvent. The solution wascooled to 0° C. NaH (60% in mineral oil, 96 mg, 2.4 mmol) was added tothe solution all at once and stirred for 20 minutes. Then BnBr (0.39 mL,3.3 mmol) was added to the solution all at once, followed by theaddition of TBAI (41 mg, 0.11 mmol). The reaction was allowed to warm tor.t. and stirred overnight. After diluting with Et₂O (20 mL), asaturated solution of NH₄Cl (10 mL) was slowly added to quench thereaction. The aqueous layer was then extracted with EtOAc (2×10 mL). Theorganic extracts were combined and dried with MgSO₄. After filtrationand evaporation of the volatiles under reduced pressure, chromatography(20:1→9:1 hexanes:EtOAc) gave dibenzyl ether 18 as a colorless oil (700mg, 70%).

[α]_(D) ²³=−43.4 (c 1.30, CHCl₃); ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.33 (m,10H), 6.30 (dd, J=1.2, 7.6 Hz, 1H), 4.82 (m, 2H), 4.74 (m, 3H), 4.65 (s,2H), 4.27 (m, 1H), 4.18 (m, 2H), 3.84 (m, 1H), 3.72 (m, 2H), 3.62 (m,1H), 0.939 (m, 2H), 0.013 (s, 9H); ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 146.7,138.8, 138.7, 128.6, 127.9, 127.9, 127.8, 127.7, 106.9, 94.8, 81.7,75.3, 74.4, 73.4, 72.3, 69.7, 65.6, 18.3, −1.22; IR (KBr) 3033, 2951,2889, 1651, 1454, 1249, 1029, 836, 738, 697 cm⁻¹; HRMS (ESI) [M+Na⁺]Calcd. for C₂₆H₃₆O₅Na₁Si₁ 479.22242, found 479.22230.

5. Synthesis of Methyl Glycoside 20

Glycal 18 (200 mg, 0.44 mmol) was dissolved in CH₂Cl₂ (0.10 M, 4.4 mL)and cooled to 0° C. A freshly prepared solution of DMDO (13 mL, 1.3mmol) was then added to the solution. After 30 minutes, the volatileswere evaporated under reduced pressure with a rotary evaporator, andplaced on a high vacuum for 10 minutes to provide epoxide 19 as an oil.Epoxide intermediate 19 was dissolved in MeOH (0.10 M, 4.4 mL), and thenNaOMe (0.50 M solution in MeOH, 4.4 mL, 2.2 mmol) was added all at once.The reaction was stirred at r.t. overnight. The reaction was thendiluted with CH₂Cl₂ (20 mL) and quenched by the addition of a saturatedsolution of NH₄Cl (20 mL). The aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc(1×20 mL). The organic extracts were combined and dried with MgSO₄.After filtration and evaporation of the volatiles under reducedpressure, chromatography (4:1→2:1 hexanes:EtOAc) gave methyl glycosidealcohol 20 as a colorless oil (160 mg, 72%).

[α]_(D) ²³=+18.3 (c 1.10, CHCl₃); ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.31 (m,10H), 4.64-4.74 (m, 5H), 4.51 (m, 2H), 4.21 (m, 1H), 4.10 (m, 1H), 4.00(dd, J=9.2, 12.8 Hz, 1H), 3.88 (dd, J=2.0, 6.0 Hz, 1H), 3.82 (m, 1H),3.62 (m, 3H), 3.42 (s, 3H), 2.14 (d, J=5.2 Hz, 1H), 0.934 (m, 2H), 0.018(s, 9H); ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 138.5, 128.7, 128.5, 127.9, 127.9,127.8, 103.7, 94.3, 79.6, 76.8, 75.5, 74.2, 73.6, 72.8, 65.5, 62.3,55.6, 18.3, −1.19; IR (KBr) 3460, 2953, 2895, 1454, 1248, 1093, 1028,835, 698 cm⁻¹; HRMS (ESI) [M+NH₄ ⁺] Calcd. for C₂₇H₄₄O₇N₁Si₁ 522.28816,found 522.28806.

6. Preparation of D-Mannoseptanoside Acceptor Synthon 21

Methyl glycoside alcohol 20 (160 mg, 0.32 mmol) was dissolved in THF(0.32 M, 1.0 mL). Then DMF (0.10 mL) was added as a co-solvent. Thesolution was cooled to 0° C., and NaH (60% dispersion in mineral oil, 19mg, 0.48 mmol) was added all at once and stirred for 20 minutes. BnBr(0.060 mL, 0.48 mmol) was then added all at once, followed by theaddition of TBAI (10 mg). The reaction was allowed to warm to r.t. andstirred overnight. After diluting with Et₂O (20 mL), a saturatedsolution of NH₄Cl (10 mL) was slowly added to quench the reaction. Theaqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc (2×10 mL). The organic extractswere combined and dried with MgSO₄. After filtration and evaporation ofthe volatiles under reduced pressure, chromatography (20:1→4:1hexanes:EtOAc) gave benzyl ether I as a colorless oil (160 mg, 84%).

[α]_(D) ²³=+6.8 (c 0.53, CHCl₃); ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.15-7.35 (m,15H), 4.77 (d, J=12.8 Hz, 1H), 4.56-4.69 (m, 6H), 4.43 (d, J=12.0 Hz,1H), 4.36 (d, J=12.0 Hz, 1H), 4.02 (m, 3H), 3.83 (d, J=6.0 Hz, 1H), 3.72(m, 1H), 3.61 (m, 2H), 3.49 (m, 1H), 3.43 (s, 3H), 0.940 (m, 2H), 0.020(s, 9H); ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 138.9, 138.7, 128.5, 128.5, 128.0,127.9, 127.9, 127.8, 127.7, 103.7, 94.1, 80.1, 78.3, 76.2, 75.6, 73.7,73.3, 65.5, 60.4, 55.4, 18.3, −1.16; IR (KBr) 3031, 2936, 1454, 1249,1059, 837, 697 cm⁻¹; HRMS (ESI) [M+NH₄ ⁺] Calcd. for C₃₄H₅₀O₇N₁Si₁612.33511, found 612.33490.

SEM-protected I (270 mg, 0.52 mmol) was dissolved in DMPU (0.50 M, 1.0mL) and freshly activated 4 Å MS (750 mg, powdered) were added. ThenTBAF (1.0 M in THF, 1.6 mL, 1.6 mmol) was added all at once. Thereaction was stirred for 3 hours at r.t. Then the reaction was dilutedwith EtOAc (100 mL) and quenched by the addition of H₂O (50 mL). Theaqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc (2×50 mL). The organic layerswere combined and dried with MgSO₄. After filtration and evaporation ofthe volatiles under reduced pressure, chromatography (4:1→2:1hexanes:EtOAc) afforded methyl glycoside alcohol 21 as a colorless oil(190 mg, 79%).

[α]_(D) ²³=−8.9 (c 0.50, CHCl₃); ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.25-7.34 (m,12H), 7.07 (m, 2H), 4.81 (d, J=12.4 Hz, 1H), 4.69 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 1H),4.64 (d, J=11.6 Hz, 1H), 4.43 (d, J=12.0 Hz, 1H), 4.29 (d, J=11.6 Hz,1H), 4.20 (d, J=11.6 Hz, 1H), 3.99 (m, 1H), 3.92 (dd, J=6.0, 18.4 Hz,1H), 3.73 (t, J=12.4 Hz, 1H), 3.67 (t, J=4.4 Hz, 1H), 3.41 (s, 3H), 2.29(d, J=10.8 Hz, 1H); ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 138.8, 138.5, 137.5,128.8, 128.6, 128.6, 128.4, 128.2, 128.2, 127.9, 127.8, 103.6, 79.5,77.9, 77.5, 73.7, 73.4, 69.2, 62.2, 55.4; IR (KBr) 3460, 2927, 1454,1066, 739, 698 cm⁻¹; HRMS (ESI) [M+NH₄ ⁺] Calcd. for C₂₈H₃₆O₆N₁482.25371, found 482.25372.

7. Synthesis of Thioglycoside 22

Glycal 17 (310 mg, 0.74 mmol) was dissolved in CH₂Cl₂ (0.10 M, 7.0 mL),and the solution was then cooled to 0° C. Then DMDO (15 mL, 1.5 mmol)was slowly added, and the reaction was stirred for 30 minutes at 0° C.Then the volatiles were evaporated under reduced pressure and the crudeepoxide 19 was used directly in the next step. In a separate flask,thiophenol (0.70 mL, 7.4 mmol) was dissolved in THF (0.10 M, 7.0 mL),and the solution was cooled to 0° C. n-BuLi (2.5 M solution in hexanes,2.9 mL, 7.3 mmol) was added dropwise and subsequently stirred for 10minutes. Then the crude epoxide 19 was dissolved in THF (2.0 mL) andslowly added to the freshly prepared lithium thiophenoxide solution at0° C. After 30 minutes, the reaction was quenched by the addition of H₂O(20 mL). The aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc (1×20 mL). Theorganic extracts were combined and dried with MgSO₄. After filtrationand evaporation of the volatiles under reduced pressure, chromatography(9:1→4:1 hexanes:EtOAc) gave thioglycoside 22 as a pale yellow oil (240mg, 59%).

[α]_(D) ²³=+87.1 (c 0.50, CHCl₃); ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.54 (m,2H), 7.30 (m, 16H), 7.21 (m, 2H), 5.18 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 4.73 (d,J=11.6 Hz, 1H), 4.66 (d, J=12.0 Hz, 1H), 4.58 (m, 3H), 4.49 (d, J=12.0Hz, 1H), 4.32 (ddd, J=1.6, 5.2, 6.0 Hz, 1H), 4.14 (dd, J=9.2, 12.8 Hz,1H), 3.96 (dd, J=1.6, 6.0 Hz, 1H), 3.90 (m, 1H), 3.82 (m, 1H), 3.65 (dd,J=3.2, 12.4 Hz, 1H), 2.25 (d, J=5.6 Hz, 1H); ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃) δ138.5, 138.4, 138.4, 134.5, 132.1, 129.1, 128.7, 128.6, 128.6, 128.1,128.1, 127.9, 127.8, 127.6, 91.4, 80.3, 75.8, 74.4, 73.7, 72.1, 71.6,62.2; IR (KBr) 3465, 3062, 3030, 2873, 1583, 1496, 1439, 1074, 739, 696cm⁻¹; HRMS (ESI) [M+Na⁺] Calcd. for C₃₃H₃₄O₅Na₁S₁ 565.20192, found565.20178.

8. Synthesis of Thioglycoside 23

As described above, reaction of the glycal 18 (300 mg, 0.66 mmol) inCH₂Cl₂ (0.10 M, 6.6 mL) with DMDO (15 mL, 1.5 mmol) provided an epoxide19 which was dissolved in THF (2.0 mL) and added to lithiumthiophenoxide prepared from thiophenol (0.68 mL, 6.6 mmol) and n-BuLi(2.5 M solution in hexanes, 2.6 mL, 6.5 mmol) in THF (0.10 M, 6.6 mL),to provide thioglycoside 23 as a colorless oil (170 mg, 45%). Thisprocedure was repeated to give sufficient material for the subsequentglycosylations.

[α]_(D) ²³=+78.9 (c 1.10, CHCl₃); ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.53 (m,2H), 7.31 (m, 13H), 5.18 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 4.67 (m, 5H), 4.55 (d,J=12.0 Hz, 1H), 4.29 (ddd, J=2.0, 5.6, 9.2, 1H), 4.13 (m, 2H), 3.98 (dd,J=2.0, 6.0, 1H), 3.85 (m, 1H), 3.63 (m, 4H), 2.29 (d, J=5.2 Hz, 1H),0.930 (t, J=8.8 Hz, 2H), 0.018 (s, 9H); ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃) δ138.4, 138.3, 134.5, 129.1, 128.7, 128.6, 128.1, 128.0, 127.6, 94.5,91.2, 80.2, 75.4, 74.4, 73.6, 71.6, 65.6, 63.4, 18.3, −1.17 18.3; IR(KBr) 3458, 3062, 3030, 2951, 2360, 1585, 1454, 1248, 1072, 918, 858,740, 696 cm⁻¹; HRMS (ESI) [M+NH₄ ⁺] Calcd. for C₃₂H₄₆O₆N₁S₁Si₁600.28097, found 600.28102.

9. Preparation of D-Mannoseptanoside Donor Synthon 24

Thioglycoside 22 (240 mg, 0.56 mmol) was dissolved in CH₂Cl₂ (0.10 M,5.6 mL). Pyridine (0.20 mL, 1.1 mmol) was added, followed by DMAP (10mg) and acetic anhydride (0.10 mL, 1.1 mmol). The reaction was stirredfor 30 minutes at r.t. The reaction was diluted with CH₂Cl₂ (20 mL) andquenched by the addition of H₂O (10 mL). The aqueous layer was extractedwith CH₂Cl₂ (1×10 mL). The organic extracts were combined and filteredwith MgSO₄. After filtration and evaporation of the volatiles underreduced pressure, chromatography (9:1 hexanes:EtOAc) gave acetate 24 asa colorless oil (180 mg, 55%).

[α]_(D) ²³=+54.4 (c 1.00, CHCl₃); ¹H NMR (400 MHz, 0001₃) δ 7.50 (m,2H), 7.30 (m, 16H), 7.15 (m, 2H), 5.68 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 5.33 (d, J=9.6Hz, 1H), 4.72 (d, J=12.0 Hz, 1H), 4.66 (d, J=12.8 Hz, 1H), 4.59 (d,J=12.0, 1H), 4.48 (m, 2H), 4.26 (dd, J=9.6, 12.4 Hz, 1H), 3.90 (m, 1H),3.78 (m, 2H), 3.65 (dd, J=2.8, 12.4 Hz, 1H), 2.01 (s, 3H); ¹³C NMR (100MHz, CDCl₃) δ 169.7, 138.4, 138.3, 137.8, 135.0, 131.7, 129.0, 128.6,128.5, 128.3, 128.2, 128.1, 127.9, 127.9, 127.8, 127.3, 87.3, 78.5,74.2, 73.7, 73.4, 72.7, 71.9, 60.9; IR (KBr) 3062, 3030, 2893, 1745,1454, 1369, 1228, 1076, 739, 698 cm⁻¹; HRMS (ESI) [M+NH₄ ⁺] Calcd. forC₃₅H₄₀O₆N₁S₁ 602.25709, found 602.25767.

10. Preparation of D-Mannoseptanoside Donor Synthon 25

Thioglycoside alcohol 23 (520 mg, 0.89 mmol) was dissolved in THF (0.10M, 8.9 mL). Then DMF (0.10 mL) was added as a co-solvent. The solutionwas cooled to 0° C., and NaH (60% dispersion in mineral oil, 52 mg, 0.48mmol) was added all at once and stirred for 20 minutes. BnBr (0.15 mL,1.3 mmol) was then added all at once, followed by the addition of TBAI(10 mg). The reaction was allowed to warm to r.t. and stirred overnight.After diluting with Et₂O (20 mL), a saturated solution of NH₄Cl (10 mL)was slowly added to quench the reaction. The aqueous layer was extractedwith EtOAc (2×15 mL). The organic extracts were combined and dried withMgSO₄. After filtration and evaporation of the volatiles under reducedpressure, chromatography (20:1→4:1 hexanes:EtOAc) gave 25 as a colorlessoil (480 mg, 80%).

[α]_(D) ²³=+55.4 (c 0.60, CHCl₃); ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.53 (m,2H), 7.29 (m, 18H), 5.38 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 4.75 (d, J=12.4 Hz, 1H),4.64 (m, 5H), 4.41 (dd, J=8.0, 12.0 Hz, 1H), 4.13 (m, 3H), 3.88 (d,J=6.0, 1H), 3.77 (m, 1H), 3.61 (m, 3H), 0.930 (dd, J=7.2, 10.0 Hz, 2H),0.031 (s, 9H); ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 138.6, 138.5, 138.2, 135.4,131.8, 128.9, 128.6, 128.5, 128.5, 128.1, 128.0, 127.9, 127.9, 127.8,127.0, 94.2, 89.0, 80.2, 77.8, 76.4, 75.6, 74.0, 73.8, 73.6, 65.6, 61.6,18.3, −1.16; IR (KBr) 3030, 2951, 2889, 1583, 1454, 1365, 1248, 1074,837, 741, 698 cm⁻¹; HRMS (ESI) [M+NH₄ ⁺] Calcd. for C₃₉H₅₂O₆N₁S₁Si₁690.32792, found 690.32855.

The stereochemistry of mannoseptanoside 25 was confirmed by conversioninto the known mannopyranoside J:

Thioglycoside 25 (130 mg, 0.19 mmol) was dissolved in CH₂Cl₂ (0.10 M,2.0 mL). TFA (0.10 mL, 1.3 mmol) was added all at once. The reaction wasstirred for 20 min. at r.t, at which point TLC indicated consumption ofthe starting material. A saturated solution of NaHCO₃ (2 mL) was added,and the mixture was stirred until elution of CO₂ stopped. The aqueouslayer was then extracted with Et₂O (3×2 mL). The combined organic layerswere dried with MgSO₄ and filtered. After removal of the volatiles underreduced pressure, the crude material was dissolved in a mixture ofTHF:H₂O (1:1, 0.10 M, 2.0 mL) with vigorous stirring. and NBS (21 mg,0.12 mmol) was added all at once. The solution immediately turnedorange-brown in color. After 5 minutes, reaction mixture was colorless,and TLC indicated consumption of the starting material. The reaction wasdiluted with H₂O (2 mL) and EtOAc (2 mL). After the layers wereseparated, the aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc (1×2 mL). Theorganic extracts were combined and dried with MgSO₄. After filtration,the volatiles were removed under reduced pressure. The crude materialwas then dissolved in CH₂Cl₂ (1.0 mL). Et₃N (0.04 mL, 0.29 mmol and Ac₂O(0.03 mL, 0.29 mmol) were sequentially added to the reaction mixture.DMAP (1 mg) was then added. After 10 minutes of stirring, TLC indicatedthe consumption of the starting material. The reaction was diluted withCH₂Cl₂ (2 mL) and quenched by the addition of a saturated solution ofNH₄Cl (2 mL). After separation of the layers, the aqueous layer wasextracted with CH₂Cl₂ (2×2 mL). The organic extracts were combined anddried with MgSO₄. After filtration, the volatiles were removed underreduced pressure. The crude material was loaded onto a prep TLC plate.The plate was developed using 1:1 hexanes:EtOAc. Synthetic J,α-1,6-diacetyl-2,3,4-tri-O-benzyl-D-mannopyranose, was isolated as awhite solid (21 mg, 21%), for spectroscopic comparison with literaturespectra for α-1,6-diacetyl-2,3,4-tri-O-benzyl-D-mannopyranose (J), aswell as α- and β-anomers of1,6-diacetyl-2,3,4-tri-O-benzyl-D-glucopyranose (K and L).

TABLE 4 Spectroscopic comparison of Synthetic J with literature spectrafor J, K, and L Synthetic J J (ref. 2) K (ref. 3) L (ref. 3) +29.5 +31.3+58.2 +25.3 [α]_(D) ²³ (c 1.05, CHCl₃) (c 1.0, CHCl₃) (c 0.89, CHCl₃) (c0.225, CHCl₃) H (ppm) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm) 1 6.19 (d, J = 1.6 6.19 (d, J =2.0 6.25 (d, J = 3.6 5.85 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 1H) Hz, 1H) Hz, 1H) Hz, 1H) 23.75 (dd, J = 2.4 3.75 (dd, J = 2.9 3.60 (dd, J = 3.6, 3.50 (dd, J =8.1, Hz, 1H) Hz, 1H) 9.5 Hz, 1H) 9.0 Hz, 1H) 3 3.88 (m, 2H) 3.88 (m, 2H)3.90 (dd, J = 9.0, 3.68 (dd, J = 8.8, 9.5 Hz, 1H) 9.0 Hz, 1H) 4 3.99(a-t, J = 9.6 3.99 (a-t, J = 9.5 3.50 (dd, J = 9.0, 3.49 (dd, J = 8.8,Hz, 1H) Hz, 1H) 10.0 Hz, 1H) 9.8 Hz, 1H) 5 3.88 (m, 2H) 3.88 (m, 2H)3.85 (ddd, J = 2.4, 3.58 (ddd, J = 2.2, 3.9, 10.0 Hz, 1H) 4.4, 9.8 Hz,1H) 6 4.33 (m, 2H) 4.33 (m, 2H) 4.17 (dd, J = 2.4, 4.16 (dd, J = 4.4,12.2 Hz, 1H) 12.2 Hz, 1H) 6′ 4.33 (m, 2H) 4.33 (m, 2H) 4.21 (dd, J =3.9, 4.21 (dd, J = 2.2, 12.2 Hz, 1H) 12.2 Hz, 1H) CH₂Ph 4.61 (m, 3H)4.60 (m, 3H) 4.50 (d, J = 11.0 4.49 (d, J = 10.8 Hz, 1H) Hz, 1H) CH₂Ph4.57 (d, J = 11.3 4.68 (d, J = 11.2 Hz, 1H) Hz, 1H) CH₂Ph 4.64 (d, J =11.3 4.71 (d, J = 11.2 Hz, 1H) Hz, 1H) CH₂Ph 4.73 (d, J = 12.4 4.73 (d,J = 12.1 4.76 (d, J = 10.7 4.75 (d, J = 10.7 Hz, 1H) Hz, 1H) Hz, 1H) Hz,1H) CH₂Ph 4.78 (d, J = 12.4 4.78 (d, J = 12.1 4.82 (d, J = 10.7 4.78 (d,J = 10.7 Hz, 1H) Hz, 1H) Hz, 1H) Hz, 1H) CH₂Ph 4.96 (d, J = 10.4 4.96(d, J = 10.6 4.92 (d, J = 11.0 4.85 (d, J = 10.8 Hz, 1H) Hz, 1H) Hz, 1H)Hz, 1H) Aryl 7.31-7.42 (m, 15H) 7.29-7.42 (m, 15H) 7.19-7.29 (m, 15H)7.17-7.28 (m, 15H) MeC═O 2.04 (s, 3H) 2.04 (s, 3H) 1.96 (s, 3H) 1.96 (s,3H) MeC═O 2.07 (s, 3H) 2.07 (s, 3H) 2.08 (s, 3H) 1.98 (s, 3H)

Example 3 C. Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Disaccharide 26

Thioglycoside 24 (160 mg, 0.27 mmol) and methyl glycoside 16 (85 mg,0.30 mmol) were dissolved in CH₂Cl₂ (0.10 M, 2.7 mL). 4 Å MS (400 mg,powdered) were then added to the solution. The solution was cooled to−40° C. Then NIS (76 mg, 0.34 mmol) and AgOTf (21 mg, 0.08 mmol) weresimultaneously added to the solution. The reaction was allowed to warmto −30° C., at which point the reaction became magenta in color. Uponthe color change, TLC indicated the completion of the reaction. Thereaction was quenched by the addition of Et₃N (1.0 mL), which caused animmediate color change to yellow. The mixture was filtered throughcelite, and the volatiles were evaporated under reduced pressure.Chromatography (4:1 hexanes:EtOAc) gave disaccharide 26 as whitecrystalline needles (130 mg, 63%). mp 76-79° C.;

[α]_(D) ²³=+44.6 (c 2.50, CHCl₃); ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.32 (m,13H), 7.16 (m, 2H), 5.58 (d, J=7.6 Hz, 1H), 5.42 (t, J=4.8 Hz, 1H), 5.25(d, J=7.2 Hz, 1H), 4.72 (d, J=11.6 Hz, 1H), 4.66 (d, J=12.4 Hz, 1H),4.56 (d, J=12.0 Hz, 1H), 4.49 (d, J=12.0 Hz, 1H), 4.46 (m, 1H), 4.31 (m,2H), 4.22 (dd, J=2.4, 9.2 Hz, 1H), 4.17 (dd, J=2.0, 12.0 Hz, 1H), 4.12(dd, J=3.2, 13.6 Hz, 1H), 3.82 (m, 3H), 3.69 (dd, J=3.2, 13.6 Hz, 1H),3.56 (m, 1H), 3.38 (s, 3H), 2.11 (s, 3H), 1.96 (s, 3H) 1.45 (s, 3H),1.34 (s, 3H); ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 169.9, 169.7, 138.4, 138.4,137.9, 128.6, 128.5, 128.3, 128.1, 128.1, 127.9, 127.8, 109.8, 107.9,100.1, 77.1, 76.8, 74.3, 74.2, 73.5, 73.2, 72.9, 71.8, 71.4, 71.4, 70.7,60.2, 56.3, 26.9, 26.5, 21.4, 21.2; IR (KBr) 2926, 2856, 1747, 1371,1232, 1086, 1028, 739, 698 cm⁻¹; HRMS (ESI) [M+NH₄ ⁺] Calcd. forC₄₁H₅₄O₁₃N₁ 768.35897, found 768.35737.

Slow recrystallization of compound 26 from a mixture of hexanes andether provided crystals suitable for structural characterization byX-ray crystallography, resulting in the thermal ellipsoid shown in FIG.1:

TABLE 5 Crystal data and structure refinement for compound 26Identification code B103329 Empirical formula C41.25 H50 O13.13 Formulaweight 755.81 Temperature 173(2) K Wavelength 1.54178 Å Crystal systemMonoclinic Space group C2 Unit cell dimensions a = 39.015(3) Å α = 90°.b = 9.2033(9) Å β = 101.259(6)°. c = 23.6697(19) Å γ = 90°. Volume8335.4(13) Å³ Z 8 Density (calculated) 1.205 Mg/m³ Absorptioncoefficient 0.742 mm⁻¹ F(000) 3220 Crystal size 0.66 × 0.06 × 0.03 mm³Theta range for data collection 2.31 to 66.10°. Index ranges −44 <= h <=45, −10 <= k <= 6, −26 <= l <= 23 Reflections collected 13811Independent reflections 8386 [R(int) = 0.0794] Completeness to theta =66.10° 82.9% Absorption correction Semi-empirical from equivalents Max.and min. transmission 0.9781 and 0.6402 Refinement method Full-matrixleast-squares on F2 Data/restraints/parameters 8386/1/984Goodness-of-fit on F2 1.114 Final R indices [I > 2sigma(I)] R1 = 0.0935,wR2 = 0.2368 R indices (all data) R1 = 0.1392, wR2 = 0.2752 Absolutestructure parameter −0.2(4) Extinction coefficient 0.00047(8) Largestdiff. peak and hole 0.667 and −0.364 e · Å⁻³

TABLE 6 Atomic coordinates (×10⁴) and equivalent isotropic displacementparameters (Å² × 10³) for compound 26. U(eq): One third of the trace ofthe orthogonalized U^(ij) tensor x y z U(eq) C(1) 7152(2) 6024(10)9105(4) 43(2) C(2) 7410(2) 7089(9)  9468(4) 38(2) C(3) 7255(2) 8582(9) 9531(3) 36(2) C(4) 6921(2) 8611(11) 9782(3) 43(2) C(5) 6607(2) 7945(10)9372(4) 43(2) C(6) 6577(2) 6302(11) 9360(4) 48(2) C(7) 6237(2) 4564(10)8689(4) 43(2) C(8) 6205(2) 4307(10) 8057(4) 41(2) C(9) 5595(2) 4784(10)7631(3) 42(2) C(10) 5400(2) 5498(10) 8056(4) 41(2) C(11) 5626(2)5715(10) 8637(3) 44(2) C(12) 5873(2) 4443(11) 8847(3) 43(2) C(13)5561(3) 4975(12) 9557(4) 57(3) C(14) 5606(3) 5818(16) 10102(4)  73(3)C(15) 5323(3) 3669(14) 9547(5) 62(3) C(16) 4797(2) 5038(11) 8130(5)54(2) C(17) 4545(3) 3883(14) 8218(5) 65(3) C(18) 5527(3) 4380(20)6626(4) 87(5) C(19) 7987(2) 7996(12) 9428(4) 50(2) C(20) 8258(2)7745(13) 9070(4) 55(2) C(21) 8603(3) 7404(16) 9307(8) 100(5)  C(22)8834(3) 7073(17) 8842(7) 87(4) C(23) 8714(5) 7300(20) 8302(8) 103(5) C(24) 8394(5) 7750(20) 8093(7) 102(5)  C(25) 8154(4) 7960(20) 8454(5)93(4) C(26) 7212(3) 10759(11)  8953(4) 57(3) C(27) 7135(2) 11228(11) 8328(4) 48(2) C(28) 7396(4) 11562(18)  8019(7) 101(5)  C(29) 7302(5)11970(20)  7423(7) 118(6)  C(30) 7003(5) 12121(15)  7161(5) 87(4) C(31)6710(4) 11743(19)  7473(6) 98(5) C(32) 6796(3) 11342(18)  8042(5) 82(4)C(33) 6925(4) 8838(15) 10813(5)  83(4) C(34) 6753(3) 8027(12) 11234(4) 52(2) C(35) 6778(4) 8497(16) 11779(5)  92(4) C(36) 6614(5) 7802(19)12172(5)  98(5) C(37) 6426(4) 6622(18) 12017(6)  88(4) C(38) 6388(3)6169(19) 11483(5)  89(5) C(39) 6542(3) 6861(15) 11084(4)  66(3) C(40)6154(3) 9744(15) 9364(5) 64(3) C(41) 5810(3) 9930(20) 9551(6) 99(5)C(1B) 3310(3)  826(12) 6626(4) 54(2) C(2B) 3043(2) 1754(10) 6202(4)45(2) C(3B) 3168(2) 3282(10) 6121(3) 40(2) C(4B) 3521(2) 3369(10)5937(3) 40(2) C(5B) 3823(2) 2877(10) 6424(4) 41(2) C(6B) 3880(2)1239(11) 6444(4) 47(2) C(7B) 4238(2) −414(10) 7122(4) 45(2) C(8B)4260(2) −655(11) 7769(4) 52(2) C(9B) 4853(2) −207(11) 8217(4) 48(2)C(10B) 5068(2) 485(9) 7809(3) 37(2) C(11B) 4839(2)  729(10) 7209(3)42(2) C(12B) 4591(2) −524(10) 6974(3) 41(2) C(13B) 4901(3)  55(14)6283(4) 64(3) C(14B) 4837(4) 1135(19) 5760(5) 91(4) C(15B) 5147(4)−1228(17)  6227(7) 100(5)  C(16B) 4874(3) −580(20) 9186(5) 109(6) C(17B) 5664(2)  30(11) 7741(4) 49(2) C(18B) 5907(3) −1172(11)  7667(5)58(3) C(19B) 2473(3)  787(17) 6272(6) 83(4) C(20B) 2174(2) 1115(13)6594(6) 110(6)  C(21B) 1847(3)  560(15) 6351(7) 169(10) C(22B) 1565(2) 791(18) 6618(9) 222(18) C(23B) 1609(4) 1580(20) 7129(9) 300(30) C(24B)1936(5) 2133(19) 7372(7) 320(30) C(25B) 2219(3) 1902(17) 7104(6) 169(12)C(26B) 2908(3) 5028(12) 6683(4) 55(3) C(27B) 2829(2) 6115(11) 6203(4)47(2) C(28B) 2486(3) 6244(13) 5869(4) 60(3) C(29B) 2408(4) 7238(14)5408(4) 72(3) C(30B) 2670(4) 8018(15) 5253(5) 90(5) C(31B) 3014(4)7937(14) 5587(5) 80(3) C(32B) 3084(3) 6952(11) 6049(4) 61(3) C(33B)3719(7) 2960(30) 5073(6) 203(15) C(34B) 3736(4) 1786(18) 4627(6) 91(4)C(35B) 3495(4)  550(20) 4552(6) 104(5)  C(36B) 3501(5) −440(20) 4091(8)118(6)  C(37B) 3723(6) −270(30) 3702(8) 140(8)  C(38B) 3962(5)  980(30)3754(8) 140(8)  C(39B) 3979(5) 1920(30) 4210(7) 130(7)  C(40B) 4234(3)4842(13) 6569(4) 59(3) C(41B) 4576(3) 5330(17) 6475(6) 84(4) C(1S) 4189(10) 7000(50)  4987(16) 56(9) C(2S) 3815(8) 6120(40)  4948(12)35(7) O(1) 6901(1) 5539(7)  9440(3) 49(2) O(2) 6375(1) 6000(7)  8797(2)44(1) O(3) 5947(1) 5282(7)  7715(2) 44(1) O(4) 5431(2) 5226(9)  7067(3)57(2) O(5) 5118(1) 4461(7)  8102(3) 47(2) O(6) 4737(2) 6294(10) 8065(5)90(3) O(7) 5428(2) 5921(8)  9076(3) 53(2) O(8) 5902(2) 4546(8)  9472(2)50(2) O(9) 7691(1) 7106(7)  9176(2) 46(1) O(10) 7182(2) 9218(7)  8965(2)42(1) O(11) 6974(2) 7893(8)  10334(2)  52(2) O(12) 6284(2) 8391(8) 9551(3) 56(2) O(13) 6307(2) 10568(10)  9104(4) 80(2) O(1B) 3580(2)384(7) 6348(3) 53(2) O(2B) 4085(2) 1015(7)  7007(2) 49(2) O(3B) 4502(1)321(7) 8102(2) 44(1) O(4B) 5013(2)  246(11) 8772(2) 72(2) O(5B) 5347(1)−554(7)  7776(2) 45(1) O(6B) 5724(2) 1263(8)  7773(4) 76(2) O(7B)5060(2) 875(8) 6784(2) 56(2) O(8B) 4573(2) −426(8)  6369(3) 55(2) O(9B)2724(2) 1908(8)  6423(3) 58(2) O(10B) 3202(1) 4119(7)  6635(2) 44(2)O(11B) 3506(2) 2580(8)  5416(2) 55(2) O(12B) 4148(1) 3487(7)  6347(3)49(2) O(13B) 4036(2) 5536(10) 6800(4) 80(2) O(1S) 4402(8) 6080(40) 4937(12) 71(8)

TABLE 7 Bond lengths [Å] and angles [°] for compound 26. C(1)-

C(1)—C(2) 1.541(12) C(2)—O(9) 1.406(10) C(2)—C(3) 1.519(12) C(3)—O(10)1.439(10) C(3)—C(4) 1.533(12) C(4)—O(11) 1.442(10) C(4)—C(5) 1.535(12)C(5)—O(12) 1.462(11) C(5)—C(6) 1.516(14) C(6)—O(1) 1.426(11) C(6)—O(2)1.436(10) C(7)—O(2) 1.431(11) C(7)—C(8) 1.495(12) C(7)—C(12) 1.541(13)C(8)—O(3) 1.468(10) C(9)—O(3) 1.422(10) C(9)—O(4) 1.422(10) C(9)—C(10)1.525(12) C(10)—O(5) 1.476(11) C(10)—C(11) 1.495(11) C(11)—O(7)1.424(10) C(11)—C(12) 1.535(13) C(12)—O(8) 1.465(10) C(13)—O(8)1.440(12) C(13)—O(7) 1.446(12) C(13)—C(14) 1.487(15) C(13)—C(15)1.514(16) C(16)—O(6) 1.183(14) C(16)—O(5) 1.375(12) C(16)—C(17)1.489(15) C(18)—O(4) 1.409(15) C(19)—O(9) 1.447(11) C(19)—C(20)1.494(13) C(20)—C(21) 1.389(15) C(20)—C(25) 1.450(16) C(21)—C(22)1.58(2) C(22)—C(23) 1.290(18) C(23)—C(24) 1.32(2) C(24)—C(25) 1.40(2)C(26)—O(10) 1.424(12) C(26)—C(27) 1.514(13) C(27)—C(32) 1.366(14)C(27)—C(28) 1.401(19) C(28)—C(29) 1.44(2) C(29)—C(30) 1.22(2)C(30)—C(31) 1.52(2) C(31)—C(32) 1.374(17) C(33)—O(11) 1.471(14)C(33)—C(34) 1.503(15) C(34)—C(35) 1.346(14) C(34)—C(39) 1.357(16)C(35)—C(36) 1.385(19) C(36)—C(37) 1.32(2) C(37)—C(38) 1.313(18)C(38)—C(39) 1.369(16) C(40)—O(13) 1.206(15) C(40)—O(12) 1.385(15)C(40)—C(41) 1.500(18) C(1B)—O(1B) 1.407(12) C(1B)—C(2B) 1.554(13)C(2B)—O(9B) 1.448(11) C(2B)—C(3B) 1.514(13) C(3B)—O(10B) 1.423(10)C(3B)—C(4B) 1.525(12) C(4B)—O(11B) 1.422(11) C(4B)—C(5B) 1.546(11)C(5B)—O(12B) 1.431(11) C(5B)—C(6B) 1.523(13) C(6B)—O(1B) 1.391(11)C(6B)—O(2B) 1.429(10) C(7B)—O(2B) 1.447(11) C(7B)—C(12B) 1.492(13)C(7B)—C(8B) 1.534(13) C(8B)—O(3B) 1.425(11) C(9B)—O(4B) 1.405(10)C(9B)—O(3B) 1.426(10) C(9B)—C(10B) 1.536(13) C(10B)—O(5B) 1.461(10)C(10B)—C(11B) 1.539(11) C(11B)—O(7B) 1.455(10) C(11B)—C(12B) 1.537(12)C(12B)—O(8B) 1.423(10) C(13B)—O(8B) 1.409(14) C(13B)—O(7B) 1.440(12)C(13B)—C(15B) 1.541(19) C(13B)—C(14B) 1.569(18) C(16B)—O(4B) 1.427(17)C(17B)—O(6B) 1.159(13) C(17B)—O(5B) 1.369(11) C(17B)—C(18B) 1.487(15)C(19B)—O(9B) 1.421(15) C(19B)—C(20B) 1.542(17) C(20B)—C(21B) 1.3900C(20B)—C(25B) 1.3900 C(21B)—C(22B) 1.3900 C(22B)—C(23B) 1.3900C(23B)—C(24B) 1.3900 C(24B)—C(25B) 1.3900 C(26B)—O(10B) 1.444(11)C(26B)—C(27B) 1.500(14) C(27B)—C(32B) 1.364(15) C(27B)—C(28B) 1.421(12)C(28B)—C(29B) 1.410(16) C(29B)—C(30B) 1.36(2) C(30B)—C(31B) 1.422(18)C(31B)—C(32B) 1.406(16) C(33B)—O(11B) 1.319(17) C(33B)—C(34B) 1.52(3)C(34B)—C(35B) 1.47(2) C(34B)—C(39B) 1.50(2) C(35B)—C(36B) 1.43(2)C(36B)—C(37B) 1.39(3) C(37B)—C(38B) 1.47(3) C(38B)—C(39B) 1.37(3)C(40B)—O(13B) 1.211(13) C(40B)—O(12B) 1.370(13) C(40B)—C(41B) 1.467(15)C(1S)—O(1S) 1.21(5) C(1S)—C(2S) 1.65(5) O(1)—C(1)—C(2) 109.1(7) O(9)—C(2)—C(3) 113.6(7)  O(9)—C(2)—C(1) 102.7(6)  C(3)—C(2)—C(1)113.7(7)  O(10)—C(3)—C(2) 106.7(6)  O(10)—C(3)—C(4) 108.9(6) C(2)—C(3)—C(4) 115.9(7)  O(11)—C(4)—C(3) 111.1(6)  O(11)—C(4)—C(5)110.2(7)  C(3)—C(4)—C(5) 112.5(7)  O(12)—O(5)—C(6) 102.6(7) O(12)—C(5)—C(4) 109.4(7)  C(6)—C(5)—C(4) 117.4(7)  O(1)—C(6)—O(2)109.9(7)  O(1)—C(6)—C(5) 115.2(7)  O(2)—C(6)—C(5) 103.7(7) O(2)—C(7)—C(8) 106.3(7)  O(2)—C(7)—C(12) 110.9(7)  C(8)—C(7)—C(12)109.3(6)  O(3)—C(8)—C(7) 111.6(7)  O(3)—C(9)—O(4) 106.6(6) O(3)—C(9)—C(10) 111.2(7)  O(4)—C(9)—C(10) 107.7(7)  O(5)—C(10)—C(11)109.4(7)  O(5)—C(10)—C(9) 104.3(7)  C(11)—C(10)—C(9) 112.6(7) O(7)—C(11)—C(10) 112.5(7)  O(7)—C(11)—C(12) 105.1(7)  C(10)—C(11)—C(12)114.5(7)  O(8)—C(12)—C(11) 101.4(7)  O(8)—C(12)—C(7) 110.2(6) C(11)—C(12)—C(7) 114.5(7)  O(8)—C(13)—O(7) 104.7(7)  O(8)—C(13)—C(14)107.8(8)  O(7)—C(13)—C(14) 109.4(10) O(8)—C(13)—C(15) 111.1(9) O(7)—C(13)—C(15) 110.0(8)  C(14)—C(13)—C(15) 113.4(9)  O(6)—C(16)—O(5)122.0(9)  O(6)—C(16)—C(17) 126.6(10) O(5)—C(16)—C(17) 111.3(9) O(9)—C(19)—C(20) 106.0(7)  C(21)—C(20)—C(25) 119.6(11) C(21)—C(20)—C(19)122.9(11) C(25)—C(20)—C(19) 117.4(9)  C(20)—C(21)—C(22) 113.8(13)C(23)—C(22)—C(21) 120.7(12) C(22)—C(23)—C(24) 123.9(16)C(23)—C(24)—C(25) 120.8(16) C(24)—C(25)—C(20) 120.5(14)O(10)—C(26)—C(27) 107.6(7)  C(32)—C(27)—C(28) 117.3(10)C(32)—C(27)—C(26) 119.6(9)  C(28)—C(27)—C(26) 123.1(10)C(27)—C(28)—C(29) 119.8(14) C(30)—C(29)—C(28) 124.5(16)C(29)—C(30)—C(31) 117.6(13) C(32)—C(31)—C(30) 118.6(12)C(27)—C(32)—C(31) 122.1(12) O(11)—C(33)—C(34) 111.1(9) C(35)—C(34)—C(39) 115.5(10) C(35)—C(34)—C(33) 121.2(10)C(39)—C(34)—C(33) 123.1(9)  C(34)—C(35)—C(36) 122.7(13)C(37)—C(36)—C(35) 119.8(11) C(38)—C(37)—C(36) 118.7(12)C(37)—C(38)—C(39) 122.3(13) C(34)—C(39)—C(38) 120.8(10)O(13)—C(40)—O(12) 122.6(9)  O(13)—C(40)—C(41) 129.6(13)O(12)—C(40)—C(41) 107.8(13) O(1B)—C(1B)—C(2B) 109.0(7) O(9B)—C(2B)—C(3B) 106.0(7)  O(9B)—C(2B)—C(1B) 109.6(7) C(3B)—C(2B)—C(1B) 113.6(7)  O(10B)—C(3B)—C(2B) 111.9(7) O(10B)—C(3B)—C(4B) 106.1(7)  C(2B)—C(3B)—C(4B) 114.6(7) O(11B)—C(4B)—C(3B) 109.6(7)  O(11B)—C(4B)—C(5B) 113.2(7) C(3B)—C(4B)—C(5B) 111.7(7)  O(12B)—C(5B)—C(6B) 105.4(7) O(12B)—C(5B)—C(4B) 110.9(7)  C(6B)—C(5B)—C(4B) 113.5(7) O(1B)—C(6B)—O(2B) 111.9(8)  O(1B)—C(6B)—C(5B) 116.3(7) O(2B)—C(6B)—C(5B) 103.0(7)  O(2B)—C(7B)—C(12B) 112.4(7) O(2B)—C(7B)—C(8B) 105.1(7)  C(12B)—C(7B)—C(8B) 110.4(7) O(3B)—C(8B)—C(7B) 111.4(8)  O(4B)—C(9B)—O(3B) 108.2(7) O(4B)—C(9B)—C(10B) 105.5(7)  O(3B)—C(9B)—C(10B) 111.1(7) O(5B)—C(10B)—C(9B) 105.4(7)  O(5B)—C(10B)—C(11B) 110.5(6) C(9B)—C(10B)—C(11B) 110.5(6)  O(7B)—C(11B)—C(12B) 103.6(7) O(7B)—C(11B)—C(10B) 109.6(7)  C(12B)—C(11B)—C(10B) 115.7(7) O(8B)—C(12B)—C(7B) 111.3(6)  O(8B)—C(12B)—C(11B) 102.8(7) C(7B)—C(12B)—C(11B) 114.2(7)  O(8B)—C(13B)—O(7B) 107.6(8) O(8B)—C(13B)—C(15B) 111.7(11) O(7B)—C(13B)—C(15B) 107.3(9) O(8B)—C(13B)—C(14B) 107.7(9)  O(7B)—C(13B)—C(14B) 107.2(11)C(15B)—C(13B)—C(14B) 115.1(11) O(6B)—C(17B)—O(5B) 123.6(9) O(6B)—C(17B)—C(18B) 127.7(10) O(5B)—C(17B)—C(18B) 108.6(9) O(9B)—C(19B)—C(20B) 106.5(11) C(21B)—C(20B)—C(25B) 120.0C(21B)—C(20B)—C(19B) 116.4(9)  C(25B)—C(20B)—C(19B) 123.6(9) C(20B)—C(21B)—C(22B) 120.0 C(23B)—C(22B)—C(21B) 120.0C(22B)—C(23B)—C(24B) 120.0 C(23B)—C(24B)—C(25B) 120.0C(24B)—C(25B)—C(20B) 120.0 O(10B)—C(26B)—C(27B) 112.0(8) C(32B)—C(27B)—C(28B) 117.6(9)  C(32B)—C(27B)—C(26B) 121.7(8) C(28B)—C(27B)—C(26B) 120.6(10) C(29B)—C(28B)—C(27B) 121.4(11)C(30B)—C(29B)—C(28B) 119.5(11) C(29B)—C(30B)—C(31B) 120.1(12)C(32B)—C(31B)—C(30B) 119.0(13) C(27B)—C(32B)—C(31B) 122.1(10)O(11B)—C(33B)—C(34B) 110.7(14) C(35B)—C(34B)—C(39B) 117.1(15)C(35B)—C(34B)—C(33B) 121.5(13) C(39B)—C(34B)—C(33B) 121.1(15)C(36B)—C(35B)—C(34B) 118.9(15) C(37B)—C(36B)—C(35B) 122.7(18)C(36B)—C(37B)—C(38B) 119.9(18) C(39B)—C(38B)—C(37B) 119.3(17)C(38B)—C(39B)—C(34B) 121.8(19) O(13B)—C(40B)—O(12B) 121.5(9) O(13B)—C(40B)—C(41B) 126.0(11) O(12B)—C(40B)—C(41B) 112.5(10)O(1S)—C(1S)—C(2S)  106(4) C(6)—O(1)—C(1) 116.9(7)  C(7)—O(2)—C(6)117.7(7)  C(9)—O(3)—C(8) 114.8(6)  C(18)—O(4)—C(9) 113.7(9) C(16)—O(5)—C(10) 117.0(7)  C(11)—O(7)—C(13) 109.5(7)  C(13)—O(8)—C(12)105.5(6)  C(2)—O(9)—C(19) 116.2(6)  C(26)—O(10)—C(3) 115.0(6) C(4)—O(11)—C(33) 114.2(8)  C(40)—O(12)—C(5) 116.4(8)  C(6B)—O(1B)—C(1B)116.2(7)  C(6B)—O(2B)—C(7B) 116.2(7)  C(8B)—O(3B)—C(9B) 113.4(7) C(9B)—O(4B)—C(16B) 108.9(10) C(17B)—O(5B)—C(10B) 116.0(7) C(13B)—O(7B)—C(11B) 107.6(7)  C(13B)—O(8B)—C(12B) 107.3(6) C(19B)—O(9B)—C(2B) 116.0(9)  C(3B)—O(10B)—C(26B) 116.0(6) C(33B)—O(11B)—C(4B) 118.2(9)  C(40B)—O(12B)—C(5B) 117.7(7) 

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TABLE 8 Anisotropic displacement parameters (A² × 10³) for compound 26.The anisotropic displacement factor exponent takes the form:−2Π²[h²a*²U¹¹ + . . . + 2 h k a* b* U¹²] U¹¹ U²² U³³ U²³ U¹³ U¹² C(1) 43(4)  39(5)  52(5)  −2(4)    17(4)    2(4) C(2)  39(4)  31(5)  47(4)   8(4)    12(3)  −1(4) C(3)  35(4)  32(4)  43(4)  −2(4)    13(3)  −1(4)C(4)  46(5)  40(5)  42(5)    9(4)    10(3)  −4(4) C(5)  28(4)  38(5) 65(5)    0(5)    9(4)    2(4) C(6)  43(5)  48(6)  54(5)  −8(5)    9(4)   3(5) C(7)  34(4)  30(5)  65(5)  −1(4)    10(4)  −5(4) C(8)  31(4) 30(4)  65(5)    5(4)    16(3)    6(4) C(9)  30(4)  39(5)  61(5)    5(4)   19(4)  −2(4) C(10)  35(4)  32(5)  59(5)    5(4)    13(4)  −2(4) C(11) 45(5)  38(5)  53(5)  −9(4)    23(4)  −8(4) C(12)  42(5)  42(5)  50(5) −4(4)    19(4)  −3(4) C(13)  59(6)  53(6)  67(6)  −9(5)    32(5)  −6(5)C(14)  86(7)  81(9)  60(6)  −23(6)    34(5)    1(7) C(15)  54(6)  65(7) 76(6)  −3(6)    35(5)  −4(6) C(16)  37(5)  36(6)  95(7)  −4(5)    23(4) −4(5) C(17)  47(5)  62(7)  94(7)    3(6)    30(5)  −9(5) C(18)  69(7)150(14)  45(5)  −23(7)    16(5)  −8(8) C(19)  42(5)  61(6)  49(5) −10(5)    14(4)  −13(5) C(20)  42(5)  61(6)  65(6)  −11(5)    16(4) −5(5) C(21)  52(6)  73(9) 180(13)    43(10)    34(8)    9(7) C(22) 52(6)  90(10) 125(11)    33(9)    29(7)  −13(7) C(23)  98(11)  90(11)127(13)  −11(10)    34(9)    17(10) C(24) 124(13)  95(11) 101(10) −26(9)    60(9)  −26(10) C(25) 101(9) 111(12)  73(7)  −26(8)    33(7) −14(9) C(26)  88(7)  40(5)  40(5)    0(4)    3(4)  −11(5) C(27)  54(5) 39(5)  53(5)    1(4)    16(4)  −9(5) C(28) 111(11)  74(10) 117(11)   2(9)    18(9)    3(9) C(29) 150(16) 123(15)  97(11)    53(11)   61(10)    20(13) C(30) 138(13)  60(8)  63(7)    17(6)    21(8)   45(9) C(31) 101(10) 102(12)  91(9)    25(8)    12(8)    42(9) C(32) 73(7) 101(11)  77(7)  −4(8)    28(6)    4(8) C(33) 135(11)  67(8) 60(6)  −13(6)    51(6)  −42(8) C(34)  72(6)  48(6)  41(5)    2(5)   21(4)  −1(5) C(35) 151(12)  68(8)  63(7)  −32(7)    37(7)  −35(9)C(36) 164(14) 102(11)  42(6)  −1(7)    51(7)  −7(11) C(37)  90(9) 82(10) 106(11)    10(8)    56(7)  −16(8) C(38)  91(9) 122(12)  58(7) −10(7)    28(6)  −53(9) C(39)  77(7)  82(9)  39(5)    5(5)    12(4) −17(7) C(40)  46(6)  67(8)  77(7)  −15(7)    6(5)    23(6) C(41)  59(7)126(13) 108(9)  −30(9)    6(6)    38(8) C(1B)  63(6)  49(6)  52(5)   9(5)    14(4)  −1(5) C(2B)  41(5)  39(5)  53(5)    1(4)    3(4)   1(4) C(3B)  47(5)  38(5)  37(4)    5(4)    8(3)    11(4) C(4B)  38(4) 37(5)  48(5)    3(4)    13(3)    12(4) C(5B)  39(5)  37(5)  46(5) −5(4)    6(3)    2(4) C(6B)  54(5)  38(5)  44(5)  −6(4)    1(4)    0(5)C(7B)  42(5)  26(4)  67(6)    1(4)    8(4)  −2(4) C(8B)  40(5)  40(5) 74(6)    3(5)    10(4)    0(4) C(9B)  45(5)  49(6)  51(5)  −3(5)   8(4)    2(5) C(10B)  35(4)  27(4)  50(5)  −5(4)    11(3)  −1(4)C(11B)  51(5)  33(5)  46(5)    5(4)    17(4)  −5(4) C(12B)  45(5)  36(5) 44(5)  −8(4)    9(3)  −5(4) C(13B)  74(7)  63(7)  57(6)  −5(6)    16(5) −2(6) C(14B) 105(9) 108(11)  58(6)    17(7)    11(6)  −3(9) C(15B) 77(8)  79(9) 152(12)  −44(9)    38(8)    6(8) C(16B)  81(8) 200(20) 51(6)    35(9)    12(5)    17(10) C(17B)  42(5)  37(6)  74(6)    8(5)   24(4)    3(5) C(18B)  54(5)  37(5)  90(7)    10(5)    29(5)    7(5)C(19B)  58(6)  82(9) 106(9)    27(8)    9(6)  −11(7) C(20B)  43(6) 91(11) 203(16)    80(12)    37(8)    2(7) C(21B)  62(9) 115(15) 340(30)   92(19)    65(12)    19(10) C(22B)  61(9) 150(20) 480(50)   160(30)  108(17)    38(12) C(23B) 260(40) 220(40) 510(60)   280(40)   310(40)  160(30) C(24B) 340(40) 280(40) 450(50)   270(40)   360(50)   200(40)C(25B) 159(19) 210(30) 171(18)    63(19)   110(16)    80(20) C(26B) 62(6)  55(6)  45(5)  −8(5)    3(4)    18(5) C(27B)  42(5)  39(5)  58(5) −2(4)    6(4)    14(5) C(28B)  63(6)  61(7)  52(5)  −6(5)    1(4)   12(6) C(29B) 100(9)  51(7)  53(6)  −11(6)  −15(6)  −4(7) C(30B)121(11)  54(7)  79(8)    2(7)  −22(8)    24(9) C(31B) 107(9)  44(6) 88(8)    4(6)    17(7)  −4(7) C(32B)  78(7)  36(5)  66(6)  −6(5)   3(5)  −1(6) C(33B) 310(30) 260(30)  65(8)  −87(13)    95(13) −220(30)C(34B)  89(9)  94(11)  97(9)  −8(8)    37(7)    3(9) C(35B) 105(10)114(13) 103(9)  −31(10)    42(8)  −31(10) C(36B) 125(13)  92(12) 138(13) −40(11)    29(11)  −14(10) C(37B) 146(16) 150(20) 139(15)  −45(14)   53(13)  −16(16) C(38B) 164(17) 150(19) 133(14)  −51(14)    93(13) −22(17) C(39B) 123(13) 152(19) 127(13)  −33(13)    56(10)  −21(13)C(40B)  48(5)  60(7)  66(6)  −18(6)    7(5)  −1(5) C(41B)  52(6)  95(10)114(9)  −37(8)    36(6)  −29(7) O(1)  41(3)  40(4)  68(4)    9(3)   14(3)    0(3) O(2)  38(3)  41(4)  54(3)  −4(3)    11(2)  −9(3) O(3) 45(3)  37(3)  54(3)  −4(3)    16(2)  −7(3) O(4)  53(4)  67(5)  51(3)   3(4)    9(3)  −7(4) O(5)  35(3)  30(3)  79(4)  −1(3)    17(3)  −6(3)O(6)  53(4)  44(5) 178(9)    5(5)    33(5)    6(4) O(7)  52(3)  55(4) 61(4)  −1(3)    32(3)    11(3) O(8)  46(3)  56(4)  54(3)  −2(3)   23(3)  −3(3) O(9)  42(3)  45(4)  54(3)  −6(3)    18(3)  −3(3) O(10) 57(3)  35(3)  33(3)    2(3)    7(2)  −7(3) O(11)  64(4)  58(4)  38(3)   4(3)    19(3)    8(3) O(12)  46(3)  57(4)  67(4)  −16(3)    15(3)   4(3) O(13)  79(5)  68(6)  95(6)    22(5)    22(4)    35(5) O(1B) 42(3)  39(4)  72(4)  −6(3)  −1(3)    3(3) O(2B)  52(3)  37(3)  51(3) −2(3)  −4(3)    12(3) O(3B)  37(3)  41(3)  54(3)  −2(3)    7(2)    1(3)O(4B)  54(4) 120(7)  42(3)  −10(4)    11(3)  −7(5) O(5B)  37(3)  32(3) 66(4)    1(3)    11(2)    1(3) O(6B)  51(4)  30(4) 149(7)  −1(4)   23(4)  −9(3) O(7B)  65(4)  61(4)  45(3)  −5(3)    19(3)  −17(4) O(8B) 51(4)  54(4)  58(4)  −3(3)    8(3)  −1(3) O(9B)  43(3)  56(4)  81(4)   5(4)    25(3)  −2(3) O(10B)  42(3)  48(4)  40(3)  −2(3)    5(2)   6(3) O(11B)  64(4)  61(4)  41(3)  −3(3)    15(3)    6(4) O(12B) 38(3)  43(4)  63(4)  −10(3)    8(3)  −5(3) O(13B)  74(5)  67(5) 102(5) −39(5)    28(4)  −18(5)

TABLE 9 Hydrogen coordinates (×10⁴) and isotropic displacementparameters (Å² × 10³) for compound 26. x y z U(eq) H(1A) 7029 6512 874952 H(1B) 7281 5180 8992 52 H(2) 7491 6663 9860 46 H(3) 7436 9188 9782 43H(4) 6865 9652 9844 51 H(5) 6604 8306 8973 52 H(6) 6444 5981 9658 58H(7) 6399 3838 8913 51 H(8A) 6435 4461 7951 49 H(8B) 6135 3286 7967 49H(9) 5589 3702 7666 50 H(10) 5298 6447 7899 50 H(11) 5771 6604 8621 52H(12) 5760 3502 8702 52 H(14A) 5658 5152 10431 110 H(14B) 5391 635610116 110 H(14C) 5801 6503 10120 110 H(15A) 5292 3196 9170 93 H(15B)5096 3985 9618 93 H(15C) 5429 2980 9847 93 H(17A) 4370 4293 8418 98H(17B) 4671 3098 8451 98 H(17C) 4429 3497 7844 98 H(18A) 5780 4465 6644131 H(18B) 5402 4728 6251 131 H(18C) 5467 3362 6676 131 H(19A) 8077 77089833 60 H(19B) 7920 9034 9419 60 H(21) 8691 7372 9710 120 H(22) 90646701 8962 105 H(23) 8866 7141 8040 124 H(24) 8325 7926 7691 122 H(25)7922 8257 8294 111 H(26A) 7451 11062 9139 68 H(26B) 7044 11214 9163 68H(28) 7635 11517 8203 122 H(29) 7486 12138 7220 142 H(30) 6955 124616775 104 H(31) 6473 11784 7280 118 H(32) 6613 11137 8244 98 H(33A) 67789680 10659 100 H(33B) 7154 9211 11014 100 H(35) 6914 9338 11899 110H(36) 6636 8173 12552 118 H(37) 6320 6112 12287 105 H(38) 6250 533111368 106 H(39) 6500 6521 10698 79 H(41A) 5779 10959 9640 149 H(41B)5808 9343 9894 149 H(41C) 5620 9623 9240 149 H(1B1) 3408 1406 6972 65H(1B2) 3192 −37 6750 65 H(2B) 2989 1255 5820 54 H(3B) 2991 3766 5818 48H(4B) 3563 4411 5853 48 H(5B) 3773 3209 6802 49 H(6B) 4024 974 6154 56H(7B) 4079 −1158 6900 54 H(8B1) 4026 −511 7864 62 H(8B2) 4334 −1668 786962 H(9B) 4856 −1291 8187 58 H(10B) 5170 1428 7971 45 H(11B) 4700 16407215 51 H(12B) 4701 −1470 7118 50 H(14D) 4720 621 5412 136 H(14E) 50621518 5699 136 H(14F) 4689 1939 5841 136 H(15D) 5241 −1622 6610 150H(15E) 5339 −889 6048 150 H(15F) 5015 −1987 5986 150 H(16A) 4619 −6029076 164 H(16B) 4942 −127 9566 164 H(16C) 4966 −1572 9199 164 H(18D)6093 −795 7485 87 H(18E) 5777 −1931 7424 87 H(18F) 6009 −1581 8045 87H(19C) 2578 −173 6389 99 H(19D) 2384 779 5851 99 H(21B) 1817 22 6002 202H(22B) 1342 411 6452 267 H(23B) 1416 1735 7311 357 H(24B) 1967 2670 7721383 H(25B) 2442 2282 7271 202 H(26C) 2958 5549 7056 66 H(26D) 2700 44096679 66 H(28B) 2304 5648 5958 72 H(29B) 2174 7361 5208 87 H(30B) 26238618 4920 108 H(31B) 3195 8541 5500 96 H(32B) 3317 6867 6261 73 H(33C)3956 3134 5304 243 H(33D) 3636 3884 4875 243 H(35B) 3337 410 4806 125H(36B) 3347 −1249 4047 141 H(37B) 3721 −961 3403 168 H(38B) 4105 11313477 168 H(39B) 4148 2670 4262 156 H(41D) 4621 6321 6623 126 H(41E) 45785318 6061 126 H(41F) 4758 4679 6676 126

TABLE 10 Torsion angles [°] for compound 26. O(1)—C(1)—C(2)—O(9)162.3(6)  O(1)—C(1)—C(2)—C(3) −74.5(9)  O(9)—C(2)—C(3)—O(10) 51.6(8)C(1)—C(2)—C(3)—O(10) −65.4(8)  O(9)—C(2)—C(3)—C(4) 173.1(6) C(1)—C(2)—C(3)—C(4) 56.1(9) O(10)—C(3)—C(4)—O(11) 176.0(7) C(2)—C(3)—C(4)—O(11) 55.7(9) O(10)—C(3)—C(4)—C(5) 52.0(9)C(2)—C(3)—C(4)—C(5) −68.3(9)  O(11)—C(4)—C(5)—O(12) 72.4(9)C(3)—C(4)—C(5)—O(12) −163.0(7)  O(11)—C(4)—C(5)—C(6) −43.9(11)C(3)—C(4)—C(5)—C(6)  80.7(10) O(12)—C(5)—C(6)—O(1) −154.6(7) C(4)—C(5)—C(6)—O(1) −34.7(12) O(12)—C(5)—C(6)—O(2) 85.3(8)C(4)—C(5)—C(6)—O(2) −154.8(7)  O(2)—C(7)—C(8)—O(3) −65.2(8) C(12)—C(7)—C(8)—O(3) 54.5(9) O(3)—C(9)—C(10)—O(5) −155.2(6) O(4)—C(9)—C(10)—O(5) 88.4(8) O(3)—C(9)—C(10)—C(11) −36.7(10)O(4)—C(9)—C(10)—C(11) −153.1(7)  O(5)—C(10)—C(11)—O(7) −45.2(10)C(9)—C(10)—C(11)—O(7) −160.6(7)  O(5)—C(10)—C(11)—C(12) 74.7(9)C(9)—C(10)—C(11)—C(12) −40.7(10) O(7)—C(11)—C(12)—O(8) −25.9(8) C(10)—C(11)—C(12)—O(8) −149.9(7)  O(7)—C(11)—C(12)—C(7) −144.6(7) C(10)—C(11)—C(12)—C(7) 91.4(9) O(2)- C(7)—C(12)—O(8) −68.8(9) C(8)—C(7)—C(12)—O(8) 174.3(7)  O(2)—C(7)—C(12)—C(11) 44.7(9)C(8)—C(7)—C(12)—C(11) −72.1(9)  O(9)—C(19)—C(20)—C(21) −130.3(11) O(9)—C(19)—C(20)—C(25)  53.8(13) C(25)—C(20)—C(21)—C(22)  −8.4(18)C(19)—C(20)—C(21)—C(22) 175.7(11) C(20)—C(21)—C(22)—C(23)   9(2)C(21)—C(22)—C(23)—C(24)  −3(3) C(22)—C(23)—C(24)—C(25)  −2(3)C(23)—C(24)—C(25)—C(20)   2(2) C(21)—C(20)—C(25)—C(24)   4(2)C(19)—C(20)—C(25)—C(24) −180.0(13)  O(10)—C(26)—C(27)—C(32)  80.4(13)O(10)—C(26)—C(27)—C(28) −99.8(12) C(32)—C(27)—C(28)—C(29)   −1(2)C(26)—C(27)—C(28)—C(29) 178.8(14) C(27)—C(28)—C(29)—C(30)   3(3)C(28)—C(29)—C(30)—C(31)   −5(3) C(29)—C(30)—C(31)—C(32)   4(2)C(28)—C(27)—C(32)—C(31)   1(2) C(26)—C(27)—C(32)—C(31) −179.1(13) C(30)—C(31)—C(32)—C(27)   −2(2) O(11)—C(33)—C(34)—C(35) 159.2(12)O(11)—C(33)—C(34)—C(39) −26.3(18) C(39)—C(34)—C(35)—C(36)   3(2)C(33)—C(34)—C(35)—C(36) 177.9(15) C(34)—C(35)—C(36)—C(37)   1(3)C(35)—C(36)—C(37)—C(38)   −3(3) C(36)—C(37)—C(38)—C(39)   1(2)C(35)—C(34)—C(39)—C(38)  −4.5(19) C(33)—C(34)—C(39)—C(38) −179.3(14) C(37)—C(38)—C(39)—C(34)   3(2) O(1B)—C(1B)—C(2B)—O(9B) 165.7(7) O(1B)—C(1B)—C(2B)—C(3B) −75.9(10) O(9B)—C(2B)—O(3B)—O(10B) 54.2(8)C(1B)—C(2B)—C(3B)—O(10B) −66.2(10) O(9B)—C(2B)—C(3B)—C(4B) 175.1(6) C(1B)—C(2B)—C(3B)—C(4B)  54.6(10) O(10B)—C(3B)—C(4B)—O(11B) −178.8(7) C(2B)—C(3B)—C(4B)—O(11B) 57.2(9) O(10B)—C(3B)—C(4B)—C(5B) 55.0(9)C(2B)—C(3B)—C(4B)—C(5B) −69.0(9)  O(11B)—C(4B)—C(5B)—O(12B) 79.1(9)C(3B)—C(4B)—C(5B)—O(12B) −156.7(7)  O(11B)—C(4B)—C(5B)—C(6B) −39.3(11)C(3B)—C(4B)—C(5B)—C(6B)  85.0(10) O(12B)—C(5B)—C(6B)—O(1B) −161.8(7) C(4B)—C(5B)—C(6B)—O(1B) −40.4(11) O(12B)—C(5B)—C(6B)—O(2B) 75.5(8)C(4B)—C(5B)—C(6B)—O(2B) −163.0(7)  O(2B)—C(7B)—C(8B)—O(3B) −66.4(9) C(12B)—C(7B)—C(8B)—O(3B)  55.1(10) O(4B)—C(9B)—C(10B)—O(5B) 88.3(8)O(3B)—C(9B)—C(10B)—O(5B) −154.7(6)  O(4B)—C(9B)—C(10B)—C(11B) −152.3(7) O(3B)—C(9B)—O(10B)—C(11B) −35.2(10) O(5B)—C(10B)—C(11B)—O(7B) −43.3(9) C(9B)—C(10B)—C(11B)—O(7B) −159.6(7)  O(5B)—C(10B)—C(11B)—C(12B) 73.5(9)C(9B)—C(10B)—C(11B)—C(12B) −42.9(10) O(2B)—C(7B)—C(12B)—O(8B) −67.9(9) C(8B)—C(7B)—C(12B)—O(8B) 175.0(7)  O(2B)—C(7B)—C(12B)—C(11B) 47.9(9)C(8B)—C(7B)—C(12B)—C(11B) −69.1(9)  O(7B)—C(11B)—C(12B)—O(8B) −28.4(8) C(10B)—C(11B)—C(12B)—O(8B) −148.4(7)  O(7B)—C(11B)—C(12B)—C(7B)−149.1(7)  C(10B)—C(11B)—C(12B)—C(7B) 90.9(9) O(9B)—C(19B)—C(20B)—C(21B)154.9(8)  O(9B)—C(19B)—C(20B)—C(25B) −26.0(13)C(25B)—C(20B)—C(21B)—C(22B) 0.0 C(19B)—C(20B)—C(21B)—C(22B) 179.2(10)C(20B)—C(21B)—C(22B)—C(23B) 0.0 C(21B)—C(22B)—C(23B)—C(24B) 0.0C(22B)—C(23B)—C(24B)—C(25B) 0.0 C(23B)—C(24B)—C(25B)—C(20B) 0.0C(21B)—C(20B)—C(25B)—C(24B) 0.0 C(19B)—C(20B)—C(25B)—C(24B) −179.1(11) O(10B)—C(26B)—C(27B)—C(32B) −48.3(12) O(10B)—C(26B)—C(27B)—C(28B)128.0(9)  C(32B)—C(27B)—C(28B)—C(29B)  −2.2(15)C(26B)—C(27B)—C(28B)—C(29B) −178.7(9)  C(27B)—C(28B)—C(29B)—C(30B) 4.7(17) C(28B)—C(29B)—C(30B)—C(31B)  −6.1(19)C(29B)—C(30B)—C(31B)—C(32B)  5.3(19) C(28B)—C(27B)—C(32B)—C(31B) 1.4(15) C(26B)—C(27B)—C(32B)—C(31B) 177.8(10)C(30B)—C(31B)—C(32B)—C(27B)  −2.9(17) O(11B)—C(33B)—C(34B)—C(35B)  10(3) O(11B)—C(33B)—C(34B)—C(39B) −175.9(18) C(39B)—C(34B)—C(35B)—C(36B)   −1(2) C(33B)—C(34B)—C(35B)—C(36B)174.0(19) C(34B)—C(35B)—C(36B)—C(37B)   −1(3)C(35B)—C(36B)—C(37B)—C(38B)   −1(3) C(36B)—C(37B)—C(38B)—C(39B)   4(4)C(37B)—C(38B)—C(39B)—C(34B)   −6(3) C(35B)—C(34B)—C(39B)—C(38B)   4(3)C(33B)—C(34B)—C(39B)—C(38B) −171(2)  O(2)—C(6)—O(1)—C(1) 69.5(9)C(5)—C(6)—O(1)—C(1) −47.2(10) C(2)—C(1)—O(1)—C(6) 95.2(8)C(8)—C(7)—O(2)—C(6) −152.0(7)  C(12)—C(7)—O(2)—C(6) 89.3(8)O(1)—C(6)—O(2)—C(7) 69.2(9) C(5)—C(6)—O(2)—C(7) −167.1(7) O(4)—C(9)—O(3)—C(8) −144.3(7)  C(10)—C(9)—O(3)—C(8) 98.5(8)C(7)—C(8)—O(3)—C(9) −85.0(8)  O(3)—C(9)—O(4)—C(18)  75.5(10)C(10)—C(9)—O(4)—C(18) −165.2(9)  O(6)—C(16)—O(5)—C(10)  7.0(15)C(17)—C(16)—O(5)—C(10) −175.9(8)  C(11)—C(10)—O(5)—C(16) 99.1(9)C(9)—C(10)—O(5)—C(16) −140.2(8)  O(10)—C(11)—O(7)—C(13) 131.0(8) C(12)—C(11)—O(7)—C(13)  5.8(9) O(8)—C(13)—O(7)—C(11) 17.2(9)C(14)—C(13)—O(7)—C(11) 132.6(8)  C(15)—C(13)—O(7)—C(11) −102.2(8) O(7)—C(13)—O(8)—C(12) −34.5(9)  C(14)—C(13)—O(8)—C(12) −150.9(9) C(15)—C(13)—O(8)—C(12) 84.2(9) C(11)—C(12)—O(8)—C(13) 37.0(9)C(7)—C(12)—O(8)—C(13) 158.7(8)  C(3)—C(2)—O(9)—C(19) 58.6(9)C(1)—C(2)—O(9)—C(19) −178.2(7)  C(20)—C(19)—O(9)—C(2) 175.7(7) C(27)—C(26)—O(10)—C(3) 178.7(7)  C(2)—C(3)—O(10)—C(26) −148.7(8) C(4)—C(3)—O(10)—C(26) 85.5(9) C(3)—C(4)—O(11)—C(33) 118.9(9) C(5)—C(4)—O(11)—C(33) −115.8(9)  C(34)—C(33)—O(11)—C(4) 142.7(10)O(13)—C(40)—O(12)—C(5)  −5.2(14) C(41)—C(40)—O(12)—C(5) 175.4(8) C(6)—C(5)—O(12)—C(40) −151.9(8)  C(4)—C(5)—O(12)—C(40) 82.8(9)O(2B)—C(6B)—O(1B)—C(1B) 74.4(9) C(5B)—C(6B)—O(1B)—C(1B) −43.4(10)C(2B)—C(1B)—O(1B)—C(6B) 95.9(9) O(1B)—C(6B)—O(2B)—C(7B)  65.3(10)C(5B)—C(6B)—O(2B)—C(7B) −169.1(7)  C(12B)—C(7B)—O(2B)—C(6B) 90.0(9)C(8B)—C(7B)—O(2B)—C(6B) −149.8(7)  C(7B)—C(8B)—O(3B)—C(9B) −87.3(9) O(4B)—C(9B)—O(3B)—C(8B) −144.2(8)  C(10B)—C(9B)—O(3B)—C(8B) 100.4(9) O(3B)—C(9B)—O(4B)—C(16B)  72.6(12) C(10B)—C(9B)—O(4B)—C(16B) −168.4(10) O(6B)—C(17B)—O(5B)—C(10B)  5.0(14) C(18B)—C(17B)—O(5B)—C(10B) −175.8(7) C(9B)—C(10B)—O(5B)—C(17B) −143.5(7)  C(11B)—C(10B)—O(5B)—C(17B) 97.0(8)O(8B)—C(13B)—O(7B)—C(11B)  7.0(11) C(15B)—C(13B)—O(7B)—C(11B)−113.4(10)  C(14B)—C(13B)—O(7B)—C(11B) 122.5(9) C(12B)—C(11B)—O(7B)—C(13B) 13.3(9) C(10B)—C(11B)—O(7B)—C(13B) 137.4(8) O(7B)—C(13B)—O(8B)—O(12B) −26.4(11) C(15B)—C(13B)—O(8B)—C(12B)  91.1(10)C(14B)—C(13B)—O(8B)—C(12B) −141.6(9)  C(7B)—C(12B)—O(8B)—C(13B)156.3(8)  C(11B)—C(12B)—O(8B)—C(13B) 33.7 C(20B)—C(19B)—O(9B)—C(2B)175.4(8)  C(3B)—C(2B)—O(9B)—C(19B) 149.7(8)  C(1B)—C(2B)—O(9B)—C(19B)−87.3(10) C(2B)—C(3B)—O(10B)—C(26B) −95.7(9)  C(4B)—C(3B)—O(10B)—C(26B)138.6(8)  C(27B)—C(26B)—O(10B)—C(3B) −59.6(10)C(34B)—C(33B)—O(11B)—C(4B) 165.2(13) C(3B)—C(4B)—O(11B)—C(33B) 153.7(17)C(5B)—C(4B)—O(11B)—C(33B) −80.9(19) O(13B)—C(40B)—O(12B)—C(5B)  −3.4(13)C(41B)—C(40B)—O(12B)—C(5B) 178.7(8)  C(6B)—C(5B)—O(12B)—C(40B)−150.4(7)  C(4B)—C(5B)—O(12B)—C(40B) 86.4(9)

Example 4

D. Iterative Glycosylation Synthesis of D-Mannopyranosyl Dl- andTrisaccharides

1. Synthesis of Disaccharide 27

Thioglycoside 25 (190 mg, 0.28 mmol) and methyl glycoside alcohol 21were dissolved in CH₂Cl₂ (0.10 M, 2.8 mL). 4 Å MS (400 mg, powdered)were then added to the solution. The solution was cooled to −40° C. ThenNIS (79 mg, 0.35 mmol) and AgOTf (21 mg, 0.08 mmol) were simultaneouslyadded to the solution. The reaction was allowed to warm to −38° C., atwhich point the reaction became magenta in color. Upon the color change,TLC indicated the completion of the reaction. The reaction was quenchedby the addition of Et₃N (1.0 mL), which caused an immediate color changeto yellow. The mixture was filtered through celite, and the volatileswere evaporated under reduced pressure. Chromatography (4:1hexanes:EtOAc) afforded disaccharide 27 as a colorless oil (230 mg,80%).

[α]_(D) ²³=+13.2 (c 1.20, CHCl₃); ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.33-7.18(m, 28H), 7.05 (m, 2H), 4.89 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 1H), 4.79 (d, J=12.4 Hz, 1H),4.79 (d, J=12.4 Hz, 1H), 4.75-4.55 (m, 9H), 4.49 (d, J=12.0 Hz, 1H),4.43 (d, J=11.6 Hz, 1H), 4.39-4.27 (m, 3H), 4.18 (m, 1H), 4.07 (m, 5H),3.82-3.71 (m, 4H), 3.63 (m, 3H), 3.50 (m, 1H), 3.43 (s, 3H), 0.966 (dd,J=6.4, 9.6 Hz, 2H), 0.041 (s, 9H); ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 138.9,138.9, 138.7, 138.7, 138.6, 128.6, 128.5, 128.5, 128.4, 128.4, 128.3,128.0, 127.9, 127.9, 127.6, 127.5, 103.5, 101.8, 94.1, 80.2, 78.4, 77.7,77.4, 76.1, 75.8, 75.4, 73.9, 73.8, 73.7, 73.6, 73.2, 72.8, 65.5, 61.4,66.4, 55.3, 18.3, −1.16; IR (KBr) 3030, 2951, 1454, 1093, 1066, 735, 698cm⁻¹; HRMS (ESI) [M+NH₄ ⁺] Calcd. for C₆₁H₇₈O₁₂N₁Si₁ 1044.52878, found1044.53162.

2. Synthesis of Disaccharide Alcohol 28

Disaccharide 27 (230 mg, 0.23 mmol) was dissolved in DMPU (0.23 M, 1.0mL) and freshly activated 4 Å MS (200 mg, powdered) were added. ThenTBAF (1.0 M in THF, 1.1 mL, 1.1 mmol) was added all at once. Thereaction was stirred for 24 hours at 75° C. Then the reaction wasdiluted with EtOAc (100 mL) and quenched by the addition of H₂O (50 mL).The aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc (2×50 mL). The organic layerswere combined and dried with MgSO₄. After filtration and evaporation ofthe volatiles under reduced pressure, chromatography (4:1→2:1hexanes:EtOAc) afforded disaccharide alcohol 28 as a colorless oil (180mg, 87%).

[α]_(D) ²³=+3.4 (c 1.00, CHCl₃); ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.36-7.19 (m,26H), 7.07 (m, 4H), 4.91 (d, J=6.4 Hz, 1H), 4.83 (d, J=12.4 Hz, 1H),4.75 (d, J=12.4 Hz, 1H), 4.67 (m, 3H), 4.64-4.42 (m, 3H), 4.41 (d,J=11.6 Hz, 1H), 4.35 (d, J=12.0 Hz, 1H), 4.29 (m, 2H), 4.22 (d, J=11.2Hz, 1H), 4.18 (dt, J=3.2, 9.6 Hz, 1H), 4.07-3.96 (m, 4H), 3.91 (dd,J=6.0, 14.4 Hz, 1H), 3.82 (d, J=6.4 Hz, 1H), 3.76 (m, 3H), 3.67 (m, 1H),3.58 (dd, J=3.2, 12.0 Hz, 1H), 3.43 (s, 3H), 2.25 (d, J=10.8 Hz, 1H);¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 138.9, 138.7, 138.6, 138.6, 138.3, 137.5,128.8, 128.6, 128.5, 128.4, 128.4, 128.3, 128.1, 127.9, 127.8, 127.7,127.6, 127.5, 103.6, 101.7, 80.1, 79.6, 78.3, 77.8, 76.7, 75.9, 75.7,73.7, 73.7, 73.6, 73.5, 73.2, 72.9, 69.0, 62.3, 61.4, 55.3; IR (KBr)3467, 3030, 2895, 1496, 1454, 1092, 737, 698 cm⁻¹; HRMS (ESI) [M+H]Calcd. for C₅₅H₆₁O₁₁ 897.42084, found 897.41925.

3. Synthesis of Trisaccharide 29

Thioglycoside 25 (71 mg, 0.11 mmol) and disaccharide alcohol 28 (93 mg,0.10 mol) were dissolved in CH₂Cl₂ (0.10 M, 1.1 mL). 4 Å MS (200 mg,powdered) were then added to the solution. The solution was cooled to−40° C. Then NIS (31 mg, 0.14 mmol) and AgOTf (8 mg, 0.03 mmol) weresimultaneously added to the solution. The reaction was allowed to warmto −38° C., at which point the reaction became magenta in color. Uponthe color change, TLC indicated the completion of the reaction. Thereaction was quenched by the addition of Et₃N (1.0 mL), which caused animmediate color change to yellow. The mixture was filtered throughcelite, and the volatiles were evaporated under reduced pressure.Chromatography (4:1 hexanes:EtOAc) gave trisaccharide 29 as a colorlessoil (110 mg, 75%).

[α]_(D) ²³=+9.7 (c 0.50, CHCl₃); ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.32-7.17 (m,41H), 7.04 (m, 4H), 4.88 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 4.78 (d, J=12.0 Hz, 1H),4.73-4.54 (m, 13H), 4.51-4.34 (m, 5H), 4.27 (m, 2H), 4.16 (m, 2H), 4.04(m, 6H), 3.78 (m, 6H), 3.62 (m, 4H), 3.52 (m, 1H), 3.43 (s, 3H), 1.27(m, 2H), 0.958 (m, 2H), 0.036 (s, 9H); ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 138.9,138.9, 138.8, 138.7, 138.6, 138.6, 128.5, 128.4, 128.4, 128.4, 128.3,128.3, 128.3, 128.1, 127.9, 127.8, 127.8, 127.7, 127.7, 127.5, 127.5,103.5, 101.7, 93.9, 80.2, 78.5, 77.8, 76.1, 75.8, 75.8, 75.3, 74.0,73.9, 73.8, 73.7, 73.6, 73.5, 73.1, 72.8, 72.7, 65.5, 61.4, 60.4, 55.3,29.9, 18.2, 14.4, −1.16; IR (KBr) 3030, 2895, 1496, 1454, 1248, 1092,837, 733, 698 cm⁻¹; HRMS (ESI) [M+Na⁺] Calcd. for C₈₈H₁₀₂O₁₇Na₁Si₁1481.67785, found 1481.68252.

4. Synthesis of Trisaccharide Alcohol 30

Trisaccharide 29 (110 mg, 0.08 mmol) was dissolved in DMPU (0.08 M, 1.0mL) and freshly activated 4 Å MS (200 mg, powdered) were added. ThenTBAF (1.0 M in THF, 0.40 mL, 0.40 mmol) was added all at once. Thereaction was stirred for 3 hours at 75° C. Then the reaction was dilutedwith EtOAc (100 mL) and quenched by the addition of H₂O (50 mL). Theaqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc (2×50 mL). The organic layerswere combined and dried with MgSO₄. After filtration and evaporation ofthe volatiles under reduced pressure, chromatography (4:1→2:1hexanes:EtOAc) afforded trisaccharide alcohol 30 as a colorless oil (78mg, 74%).

[α]_(D) ²³=+10.8 (c 2.00, CHCl₃); ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.37-7.03(m, 45H), 4.92 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 1H), 4.88 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 1H), 4.82 (d,J=12.4 Hz, 1H), 4.77-4.52 (m, 8H), 4.47-4.24 (m, 7H), 4.17 (m, 2H), 4.04(m, 5H), 3.94 (m, 2H), 3.78 (m, 5H), 3.69 (m, 1H), 3.60 (m, 2H), 3.44(s, 3H); ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 138.9, 138.9, 138.7, 138.7, 138.6,138.4, 137.5, 128.8, 128.6, 128.5, 128.5, 128.4, 128.4, 128.3, 128.3,128.1, 127.9, 127.9, 127.8, 127.7, 127.6, 127.5, 103.5, 101.8, 101.6,80.2, 79.7, 78.5, 77.8, 75.9, 75.9, 75.6, 73.9, 73.8, 73.8, 73.7, 73.6,73.2, 73.0, 72.7, 69.1, 62.3, 61.5, 60.6, 55.3; IR (KBr) 3479, 3030,2893, 1496, 1454, 1336, 1244, 1207, 1092, 735, 698 cm⁻¹; HRMS (ESI)[M+Na⁺] Calcd. for C₈₂H₈₈O₁₆Na₁ 1351.59646, found 1351.59487.

5. Synthesis of Methyl α-D-Mannoseptanoside 31

Methyl glycoside 21 (220 mg, 0.47 mmol) was dissolved in EtOH:EtOAc(2:1, 0.08 M, 4.0 mL). The solution was then purged with argon forapproximately 10 minutes. Then 10% Pd(OH)₂/C (20 mg) was added to thesolution, and the reaction was placed under an atmosphere of H₂ (1 atm).The reaction was stirred for 2.5 hours, and then diluted with EtOH (4mL). The mixture was then filtered though celite, and the volatiles wereevaporated under reduced pressure. The crude mixture was then dissolvedin CH₂Cl₂ (0.10 M, 3 mL), and Ac₂O (0.15 mL, 1.5 mmol) and Et₃N (0.28mL, 2.0 mmol) were sequentially added. DMAP (10 mg) was then added. Thereaction was stirred for 3 hours. The reaction was diluted with CH₂Cl₂(25 mL) and quenched by the addition of H₂O (20 mL). The aqueous layerwas extracted with CH₂Cl₂ (1×50 mL). The organic extracts were combinedand dried with MgSO₄. After filtration and evaporation of the volatilesunder reduced pressure, chromatography (2:1 hexanes:EtOAc) gavetetraacetate M as a colorless syrup (136 mg, 80%).

[α]_(D) ²³=+58.6 (c 2.00, CHCl₃); ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 4.81 (dd,J=1.6, 6.8 Hz, 1H), 5.38 (m, 2H), 5.22 (m, 1H), 4.63 (d, J=6.4 Hz, 1H),4.05 (dd, J=8.8, 13.2 Hz, 1H), 3.61 (dd, J=4.0, 12.4 Hz, 1H), 3.39 (s,3H), 2.12 (s, 6H), 2.07 (s, 3H), 2.05 (s, 3H); ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃)δ 169.9, 169.9, 169.8, 100.9, 72.3, 70.2, 69.8, 68.6, 60.4, 55.8, 21.1,20.9, 20.9; IR (KBr) 2964, 1749, 1371, 1227, 1051, 756 cm⁻¹; HRMS (ESI)[M+H] Calcd. for C₁₅H₂₃ ⁰ ₁₀ 363.12857, found 363.12888.

Peracetate M (136 mg, 0.38 mmol) was dissolved in MeOH (0.10 M, 3.0 mL).NH₃ (g) was then bubbled through the solution for 10 minutes. The flaskwas capped, and the reaction was stirred for 16 hours. Then thevolatiles were evaporated under reduced pressure. The resultingcolorless oil was placed on a high vacuum overnight to yield methylmannoseptanoside 31 as a colorless syrup (74 mg, Quant.).

[α]_(D) ²³=+121.1 (c 1.00, MeOH); ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 4.30 (d,J=6.8 Hz, 1H), 3.93 (dd, J=1.2, 6.8 Hz, 1H), 3.87-3.70 (m, 4H), 3.26 (s,3H), 3.24 (m, 2H); ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 105.9, 76.2, 72.6, 72.5,70.8, 63.5, 55.7; IR (KBr) 3381, 2914, 1051 cm⁻¹; HRMS (APCl) [M+NH₄ ⁺]Calcd. for C₇H₁₈O₆N₁ 212.11286, found 212.11261.

6. Synthesis of Mannoseptanosyl Disaccharide 32

Disaccharide 28 (74 mg, 0.08 mmol) was dissolved in EtOH:EtOAc (2:1,0.04 M, 2 mL). Argon was bubbled through the solution for 10 minutes.Then 10% Pd(OH)₂/C (20 mg) was added to the solution, and the reactionwas placed under an atmosphere of H₂ (1 atm).

The reaction was stirred for 2.5 hours, and then diluted with EtOH (3mL). The mixture was then filtered though celite, and the volatiles wereevaporated under reduced pressure. The crude mixture was then dissolvedin CH₂Cl₂ (0.04 M, 2 mL), and Ac₂O (0.07 mL, 0.8 mmol) and Et₃N (0.12mL, 0.90 mmol) were sequentially added. DMAP (10 mg) was then added. Thereaction was stirred for 3 hours. The reaction was diluted with CH₂Cl₂(50 mL) and quenched by the addition of H₂O (50 mL). The aqueous layerwas extracted with CH₂Cl₂ (1×50 mL). The organic extracts were combinedand dried with MgSO₄. After filtration and evaporation of the volatilesunder reduced pressure, chromatography (2:1→1:1 hexanes:EtOAc) gaveperacetate N as a colorless oil (52 mg, Quant.).

[α]_(D) ²³=+83.3 (c 1.50, CHCl₃); ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 5.42 (m,2H), 5.36 (m, 2H), 5.28 (m, 2H), 5.19 (m, 1H), 4.82 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 1H),4.60 (d, J=6.4 Hz, 1H), 4.06 (m, 3H), 3.62 (dd, J=3.6, 12.4 Hz, 1H),3.56 (m, 1H), 3.39 (s, 3H), 2.15 (s, 3H), 2.14 (s, 3H), 2.13 (s, 3H),2.10 (s, 3H), 2.05 (s, 3H), 2.04 (s, 3H); ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃) δ169.9, 169.9, 169.8, 169.7, 169.7, 100.7, 99.7, 73.6, 72.3, 71.3, 70.4,70.2, 69.6, 68.0, 67.8, 61.4, 60.5, 55.6, 21.0, 21.0, 20.9, 20.9, 20.8;IR (KBr) 2937, 1753, 1371, 1223, 1049 cm⁻¹; HRMS (ESI) [M+NH₄ ⁺] Calcd.for C₂₇H₄₂O₁₈N₁ 668.23964, found 668.23987.

Peracetate N (52 mg, 0.08 mmol) was dissolved in MeOH (0.02 M, 4.0 mL).NH₃ (g) was then bubbled through the solution for 10 minutes. The flaskwas capped, and the reaction was stirred for 16 hours. Then thevolatiles were evaporated under reduced pressure. The resultingcolorless oil was placed on a high vacuum overnight. Disaccharide 32 wasobtained as a colorless syrup (26 mg, Quant.).

[α]_(D) ²³=+166.4 (c 0.75, MeOH); ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 4.57 (d,J=6.4 Hz, 1H), 4.32 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 1H), 3.98 (dd, J=1.2, 6.8 Hz, 1H),3.92 (m, 2H), 3.87 (m, 3H), 3.80 (m, 4H), 3.31 (m, 1H), 3.26 (s, 3H),3.19 (m, 2H); ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 105.6, 103.9, 76.7, 76.2, 75.9,72.7, 72.5, 72.1, 70.9, 70.6, 63.6, 62.6, 55.8; IR (KBr) 3399, 2926,1660, 1402, 1248, 1045 cm⁻¹; HRMS (ESI) [M+Na⁺] Calcd. for C₁₃H₂₄O₁₁Na₁379.12108, found 379.12106.

7. Synthesis of Mannoseptanosyl Trisaccharide 33

Trisaccharide 30 (40 mg, 0.03 mmol) was dissolved in EtOH EtOAc (2:1,0.01 M, 3 mL). Argon was bubbled through the solution for 10 minutes.Then 10% Pd(OH)₂/C (20 mg) was added to the solution, and the reactionwas placed under an atmosphere of H₂ (1 atm). The reaction was stirredfor 2.5 hours, and then diluted with EtOH (3 mL). The mixture was thenfiltered though celite, and the volatiles were evaporated under reducedpressure to give trisaccharide 33 as a colorless syrup (15 mg, Quant.).

[α]_(D) ²³=+112.0 (c 1.00, MeOH); ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 4.67 (t,J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 4.42 (d, J=6.4 Hz, 1H), 4.09-3.84 (m, 18H), 3.42 (m, 1H),3.36 (s, 3H); ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 105.6, 103.9, 103.6, 76.8,76.7, 76.2, 75.9, 75.7, 72.6, 72.5, 72.1, 70.9, 70.6, 63.6, 62.8, 62.6,55.8; IR (KBr) 3390, 2929, 1641, 1444, 1248, 1043 cm⁻¹; HRMS (ESI)[M+Na⁺] Calcd. for C₁₉H₃₄O₁₆Na₁ 541.17391, found 541.17548.

Enzyme Inhibition Studies

PNP-Mannose Assay: The catalytic activity of Jack Bean α-mannosidase wasassayed by a discontinuous colorimetric assay, usingp-nitrophenyl-α-D-mannopyranoside (PNP-Man). In a typical 100-μLreaction mixture, 0.5 to 30 mM PNP-Man in 10 mM sodium citrate buffer(pH 4.5) was preincubated at 25° C. for 10 minutes. The hydrolysis assaywas initiated by addition of 2 -μL of α-mannosidase (250 ng/μL). Overthe 20-minute assay period, multiple aliquots (20-μL) were removed fromthe reaction mixture and immediately quenched in 980-μL of 1 M sodiumcarbonate buffer (pH 12). The product of the hydrolysis,p-nitrophenolate (PNP), was detected spectrophotometrically at 400 nm(ε=1.77×10⁴ M⁻¹cm⁻¹) in a microtiterplate reader. All experiments wereperformed in triplicates and corrected for background. Observed turnoverrates (k_(cat)) and apparent binding constants (K_(M)) were determinedby fitting the data to the Michaelis-Menten equation, using non-linearregression analysis in the Origin? software. For the α-mannosidaseinhibition studies with compounds 31, 32, and 33, the above reactionmixture was supplemented with the analogs at 0.75 mM and 6 mM,respectively. All experiments were done in triplicates and the resultingsteady-state kinetics data were fitted to the modified Michaelis-Mentenequation for competitive inhibition.

1. A compound of formula (I):

wherein R¹ and R¹” are each independently selected from the groupconsisting of: H, OH, alkoxy, C₁₋₁₀alkylcarbonyl, phosphoryl,phosphonate, phosphinate, phosphonoamidate, halo, CN, NO₂, N₃, NH₂,acylamino, amido, amidino, C₁₋₆alkyl, C₂₋₆alkenyl, C₂₋₆alkynyl,carbonyl, thiocarbonyl, acyl, haloalkyl, haloalkenyl, haloalkynyl,cycloalkyl, sulfonyl, sulfoxido, sulfate, sulfonate, sulfamoyl,sulfonamide, C₁₋₆alkyl-O—C₁₋₆alkyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-O-alkenyl,C₁₋₆alkyl-O-alkynyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-S—C₁₋₆alkyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-S-alkenyl,

C₁₋₆alkyl-S-alkynyl, CONH₂, COOR, CH₂CN, CH₂N₃, and with the provisothat one of R¹ and R^(1″), but not both, is alkoxy or

wherein R is selected from the group consisting of: H; C₁₋₆alkyl,C₂₋₆alkenyl, or C₂₋₆alkynyl, each of which is optionally substituted;CN, N₃, halo, OH, CONH₂, NH₂, and amidino; wherein R⁷ and R^(7″) areeach independently selected from the group consisting of: H, OH, alkoxy,C₁₋₁₀alkylcarbonyl, phosphoryl, phosphonate, phosphinate,phosphonoamidate, halo, CN, NO₂, N₃, NH₂, acylamino, amido, amidino,C₁₋₆alkyl, C₂₋₆alkenyl, C₂₋₆alkynyl, carbonyl, thiocarbonyl, acyl,haloalkyl, haloalkenyl, haloalkynyl, cycloalkyl, sulfonyl, sulfoxido,sulfate, sulfonate, sulfamoyl, sulfonamide, C₁₋₆alkyl-O—C₁₋₆alkyl,C₁₋₆alkyl-O-alkenyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-O-alkynyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-S—C₁₋₆alkyl,C₁₋₆alkyl-S-alkenyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-S-alkynyl, CONH₂, COOR, CH₂CN, CH₂N₃,and,

with the proviso that one of R⁷ and R^(7″), but not both, is alkoxy or

wherein R⁸ and R^(8″) are each independently selected from the groupconsisting of: H, OH, alkoxy, C₁₋₁₀alkylcarbonyl, phosphoryl,phosphonate, phosphinate, phosphonoamidate, halo, CN, NO₂, N₃, NH₂,acylamino, amido, amidino, C₁₋₆alkyl, C₂₋₆alkenyl, C₂₋₆alkynyl,carbonyl, thiocarbonyl, acyl, haloalkyl, haloalkenyl, haloalkynyl,cycloalkyl, sulfonyl, sulfoxido, sulfate, sulfonate, sulfamoyl,sulfonamide, C₁₋₆alkyl-O—C₁₋₆alkyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-O-alkenyl,C₁₋₆alkyl-O-alkynyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-S—C₁₋₆alkyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-S-alkenyl,C₁₋₆alkyl-S-alkynyl, CONH₂, COOR, CH₂CN, and CH₂N₃; R²-R⁵ andR^(2″)-R^(5″) are each independently selected from the group consistingof: H, OH, alkoxy, C₁₋₁₀alkylcarbonyl, phosphoryl, phosphonate,phosphinate, phosphonoamidate, halo, CN, NO₂, N₃, NH₂, acylamino, amido,amidino, C₁₋₆alkyl, C₂₋₆alkenyl, C₂₋₆alkynyl, carbonyl, thiocarbonyl,acyl, haloalkyl, haloalkenyl, haloalkynyl, cycloalkyl, sulfonyl,sulfoxido, sulfate, sulfonate, sulfamoyl, sulfonamide,C₁₋₆alkyl-O—C₁₋₆alkyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-O-alkenyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-O-alkynyl,C₁₋₆alkyl-S—C₁₋₆alkyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-S-alkenyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-S-alkynyl, CONH₂,COOR, CH₂CN, and CH₂N₃; and R⁶ and R^(6″) are independently selectedfrom the group consisting of H and alkyl.
 2. The compound according toclaim 1, wherein one of, but not both, R¹ or R^(1″) is alkoxy; and R⁶and R^(6″) are each H.
 3. The compound according to claim 2, whereinR²-R⁵ and R^(2″)-R^(5″) are each independently selected from the groupconsisting of: H, OH, C₁₋₆alkyl, or alkoxy.
 4. The compound according toclaim 3, wherein R²-R⁵ are OH; R^(2″)-R^(5″) are H; R¹ is alkoxy; andR^(1″) is H.
 5. The compound according to claim 4, wherein R¹ ismethoxy.
 6. The compound according to claim 1, wherein R¹ and R^(1″) areeach independently

H or; R²-R⁴ are OH; R⁵ is H; R⁶ is H; R^(2″)-R^(7″) are H; R^(5″) is OH;and R⁷ is alkoxy.
 7. The compound according to claim 6, wherein R¹ is;R^(1″) is H; and R⁷ is methoxy.


8. The compound according to claim 1, wherein

R¹ is; R^(1″) is H; R²-R⁴ are OH; R⁵ is H; R⁵ is H; R^(2″)-R^(7″) are H;

R^(5″) is OH; and R⁷ is; R⁸ is alkoxy; and R^(8″) is H.
 9. The compoundaccording to claim 8, wherein R⁸ is methoxy.
 10. A process for preparinga compound of claim 1 comprising: (a) cycloisomerization of an alkynylalcohol in the presence of a catalyst to provide a glycal alcohol; (b)cleavage and O-benzylation of the glycal alcohol of step (a) to providea septanose glycal; (c) epoxidation of the septanose glycal of step (b)to provide a septanose epoxide intermediate; (d) nucleophilic ringopening of the septanose epoxide intermediate of step (c) to provide aprotected septanoside; (e) deprotection of the protected septanoside ofstep (d) to provide a septanoside acceptor or donor synthon which may befurther deprotected or glycosylated and deprotected to provide acompound of formula (I).
 11. A compound of formula (VII):

wherein R¹¹ and R¹² are independently selected from the group consistingof H, alkyl, and phenyl.
 12. The compound according to claim 11, whereinR¹¹ is phenyl and R¹² is H.
 13. The compound according to claim 11,wherein R¹¹ and R¹² are methyl.
 14. A process for preparing the compoundaccording to claim 11 comprising: (a) protecting an enediol with aprotecting group and converting the enediol into an enynol; (b)catalyzed resolution of the enynol of step (a) to provide an acetate;(c) converting of the acetate of step (b) to provide an enynol; (d)epoxidation of the enynol of step (c) followed by conversion of theepoxidation reaction into an alkynyl diol; (e) protecting the alkynyldiol of step (d) to provide a compound of formula (VII).
 15. A compoundof formula (II):

wherein: R¹ is independently selected from the group consisting of: H,OH, alkoxy, C₁₋₁₀alkylcarbonyl, phosphoryl, phosphonate, phosphinate,phosphonoamidate, halo, CN, NO₂, N₃, NH₂, acylamino, amido, amidino,C₁₋₆alkyl, C₂₋₆alkenyl, C₂₋₆alkynyl, carbonyl, thiocarbonyl, acyl,haloalkyl, haloalkenyl, haloalkynyl, cycloalkyl, sulfonyl, sulfoxido,sulfate, sulfonate, sulfamoyl, sulfonamide, C₁₋₆alkyl-O—C₁₋₆alkyl,C₁₋₆alkyl-O-alkenyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-O-alkynyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-S—C₁₋₆alkyl,C₁₋₆alkyl-S-alkenyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-S-alkynyl, CONH₂, COOR, CH₂CN, and CH₂N₃,R is selected from the group consisting of: H; C₁₋₆alkyl, C₂₋₆alkenyl,or C₂₋₆alkynyl, each of which is optionally substituted; CN, N₃, halo,OH, CONH₂, NH₂, and amidino; R⁸ and R^(8″) are each independentlyselected from the group consisting of: H, OH, alkoxy,C₁₋₁₀alkylcarbonyl, phosphoryl, phosphonate, phosphinate,phosphonoamidate, halo, CN, NO₂, N₃, NH₂, acylamino, amido, amidino,C₁₋₆alkyl, C₂₋₆alkenyl, C₂₋₆alkynyl, carbonyl, thiocarbonyl, acyl,haloalkyl, haloalkenyl, haloalkynyl, cycloalkyl, sulfonyl, sulfoxido,sulfate, sulfonate, sulfamoyl, sulfonamide, C₁₋₆alkyl-O—C₁₋₆alkyl,C₁₋₆alkyl-O-alkenyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-O-alkynyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-S—C₁₋₆alkyl,C₁₋₆alkyl-S-alkenyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-S-alkynyl, CONH₂, COOR, CH₂CN, and CH₂N₃;R²-R⁵ and R^(2″)-R^(5″) are each independently selected from the groupconsisting of: H, OH, alkoxy, C₁₋₁₀alkylcarbonyl, phosphoryl,phosphonate, phosphinate, phosphonoamidate, halo, CN, NO₂, N₃, NH₂,acylamino, amido, amidino, C₁₋₆alkyl, C₂₋₆alkenyl, C₂₋₆alkynyl,carbonyl, thiocarbonyl, acyl, haloalkyl, haloalkenyl, haloalkynyl,cycloalkyl, sulfonyl, sulfoxido, sulfate, sulfonate, sulfamoyl,sulfonamide, C₁₋₆alkyl-O—C₁₋₆alkyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-O-alkenyl,C₁₋₆alkyl-O-alkynyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-S—C₁₋₆alkyl, C₁₋₆alkyl-S-alkenyl,C₁₋₆alkyl-S-alkynyl, CONH₂, COOR, CH₂CN, and CH₂N₃; R⁶ and R^(6″) areindependently selected from the group consisting of H and alkyl; and nis 0 to10,000.
 16. A process for preparing a compound of claim 14comprising: (a) cycloisomerization of an alcohol in the presence of acatalyst to provide a glycal alcohol; (b) cleavage and O-benzylation ofthe glycal alcohol of step (a) to provide a septanose glycal; (c)epoxidation of the septanose glycal of step (b) to provide a septanoseepoxide intermediate; (d) nucleophilic ring opening of the septanoseepoxide intermediate of step (c) to provide a protected septanoside; (e)deprotection of the protected septanoside of step (d) to provide aseptanoside acceptor or donor synthon which is glycosylated anddeprotected to provide a compound of claim
 15. 17. The process of claim16, wherein the alcohol of step (a) is an alkynyl alcohol.
 18. Theprocess of claim 10, wherein the alkynyl alcohol of step (a) is acompound of formula (VII):

wherein R¹¹ and R¹² are independently selected from the group consistingof: H, alkyl, and phenyl.